LONDON — The Al Jazeera media firm stated in a Sunday assertion that 4 of its journalists — together with outstanding correspondent Anas Al Sharif — have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a tent housing reporters in Gaza Metropolis.
Fellow correspondent Mohammed Qreiqeh and cameramen Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal have been additionally killed within the assault, Al Jazeera stated.
The Israel Protection Forces stated in an announcement that it focused Sharif, claiming the correspondent headed a Hamas cell and was concerned in rocket assaults in opposition to Israeli targets.
A Palestinian boy stands beside the destroyed Al Jazeera tent at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza Metropolis on August 11, 2025.
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Sunday’s strike got here after the Committee to Shield Journalists revealed an enchantment for Sharif’s safety, saying it was “gravely nervous” about his security and accusing the IDF of launching a “smear marketing campaign,” in opposition to him, which Sharif “believes is a precursor to his assassination.”
Sharif was one of many best-known journalists reporting from Gaza, with hundreds of thousands of social media followers. He final posted to his X and Instagram accounts minutes earlier than his loss of life.
The CPJ stated that 186 journalists have been killed for the reason that begin of the Israel-Gaza battle on Oct. 7, 2023. At the least 178 of these have been Palestinians killed by Israeli forces, the group stated.
This display screen seize taken from AFPTV on August 11, 2025 reveals Al Jazeera’s Anas Al Sharif talking throughout an interview in Gaza Metropolis on August 1, 2024.
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ABC Information’ Samy Zyara, Nasser Atta and Jordana Miller contributed to this report.
