Israeli Strike Kills Al Jazeera Journalists in Gaza
Published on 8.11.25
Condemnations poured in from the UN, EU and media rights groups after an Israeli strike killed Al Jazeera news team members Anas al-Sharif, a prominent correspondent aged 28, and four of his colleagues in Gaza City on Sunday. The strike targeted a tent set up for journalists outside Al-Shifa Hospital, where dozens of Gazans mourned the victims, including men wearing blue flak jackets carrying their bodies through narrow alleys to their graves. Israel accused Sharif of being a Hamas militant, but Al Jazeera described him as "one of Gaza's bravest journalists". The EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas condemned the killing, while media freedom groups called it an "attempt to silence" and a "grave breach of international humanitarian law".