At least 4 journals killed in Israeli strike near Gaza City’s Al-Shifa hospital, claims Al Jazeera | World News
At least four journals have been killed in an Israeli strike near Gaza City’s Al-Shifa Hospital, broadcaster Al Jazeera has claimed. The Israeli military acknowledged the attack and said it had targeted and killed a Hamas cell leader posing as an Al Jazeera journal, Anas al-Sharif, on Sunday.
According to the Qatari broadcaster, journals Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh and cameraperson Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal and an assant were in a tent for journals at Al-Shifa hospital’s main gate when the Israeli strikes targeted the area and killed all five of them.
Two weeks ago, Al Jazeera had condemned the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for a “campaign of incitement” against its reporters in Gaza, including the deceased Anas al-Sharif. After the strikes, IDF confirmed that it targeted and killed al-Sharif as it posted on Telegram that he had “served as the head of a terror cell in Hamas”, BBC reported.
Four Al Jazeera staff, including reporter Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent for journals outside the main gate of Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital https://t.co/MMKatjgeAa pic.twitter.com/OBgVFrn0ax
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) August 10, 2025
Citing intelligence and documents found in Gaza, the Israeli military in a statement said “Anas Al Sharif served as the head of a terror cell in the Hamas terror organization and was responsible for advancing rocket attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF (Israeli) troops.”
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However, the IDF mentioned that it killed one journal Anas al-Sharif who belonged to Al Jazeera but the broadcaster has claimed that four journals and an assant were killed in the strike.
In July, Al Jazeera had issued a statement criticising “relentless efforts” the IDF for an “ongoing campaign of incitement targeting Al Jazeera’s correspondents and journals in the Gaza Strip”.
The militant group Hamas has said that the killing of journals could signal the start of the Israeli offensive, as Israeli Prime Miner Benjamin Netanyahu has said to take over Gaza City amid heavy criticism. Palestinian journals’ groups denounced the killing of journals in Gaza in targeted Israeli strikes.
(with inputs from BBC, Reuters)
