Israeli air raid kills several journalists in Gaza, says Al Jazera

Israeli air raid kills several journalists in Gaza, says Al Jazera

in Jerusalem, an Israeli air raid in Gaza city occurred late Sunday evening, in which six journalists were killed, including four Al Jazera, as the Al-Shifa Hospital reported. The Israeli armed forces stated that they have targeted and killed reporters Anas al-Sharif after accusing him of leading a Hamas cell. Mohammed Qreiqh, another prominent journalist from Al Jazera in Gaza, was also killed in the attack.

reactions by Al Jazera

al Jazera said in a message after the attack: "The order, Anas al-Sharif, one of the bravest journalists Gazas to kill with his colleagues, is a desperate attempt to silence voices before the occupation of Gazas." In the minutes before his death, Al-Sharif commented on social media with the words: "If this madness does not end, Gaza is lying in ruins, the voices of his people are silent, their faces are extinguished-and the story will remind you as silent witnesses of a genocide that you do not want to stop."

circumstances of the attack

al-Sharif was in a tent near the entrance to the Al-Shifa Hospital when he was killed, according to Dr. Mohammad Abu Salmiya, the director of the hospital. At least seven people were killed in the air raid, reported Salmiya.

allegations of the IDF

The Israeli defense forces (IDF) accused Al-Sharif of leading a Hamas cell in Gaza that drove "rocket attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF troops." The IDF had previously presented documents, which in her opinion showed "unmistakable evidence" for al-Sharifs connections to Hamas. "The IDF had previously published information information and many documents confiscated in Gaza, which confirmed its military belonging to Hamas," said the military in a message after the attack.

al-Sharif's answer to the allegations

Last month, after the IDF al-Sharif had accused of being a member of Hamas, he reacted to a message on social media: "I confirm: I, Anas al-Sharif, am a journalist without political affiliations. My only mission is to report the truth on site-as she is," he wrote. "At a time when a deadly famine gaza is haunted, it has become a threat for the crew to speak the truth."

international concern about the security of journalists

The Reporter Without Borders (CPJ) expressed great concern about Al-Sharifs Security in July and reported that the journalist feared for his life after being the goal of an "Israeli military defamation campaign", which he saw as the sign of his murder. Since the beginning of the war almost two years ago, 186 journalists have been killed in Israeli attacks.

and takes the word

The United Nations also described the IDF's allegations against al-Sharif as "online attacks and unfounded allegations". Irene Khan, the UN Special Freedom of Work, was concerned about two weeks ago: "I am deeply alerted about the repeated threats and accusations of the Israeli army against Anas al-Sharif, the last surviving journalists of Al Jazera in north Gazas."

al-Sharif's last message

al-Sharif, who was married and had two children, had prepared one last message in the event of his death that was shared by his colleagues. "I ask you not to let chains silence, not to be hindered by limits, but to beat bridges to liberate the country and its people until the sun of dignity and freedom seems over our occupied home country," wrote al-Sharif.

This story continues to develop and is updated.