US EditionIsraeli Strike Kills Five Al Jazeera Journalists Near Gaza Hospital
- An Israeli strike late Sunday night in Gaza City killed six journalists, including four from Al Jazeera near Al-Shifa Hospital.
- The strike occurred amid Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s new offensive to seize Gaza City and dismantle Hamas strongholds announced earlier that day.
- The Israel Defense Forces accused Anas Al-Sharif, one of the journalists killed, of leading a Hamas cell and using journalism as cover, while Al Jazeera and rights groups denied these claims.
- Minutes before his death, 28-year-old Al-Sharif posted about intense Israeli bombardment in Gaza City and urged people to resist silence and oppression.
- The killings intensified calls from press freedom groups and the UN to protect journalists amid escalating conflict and a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
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Increasing the danger: Journalist killing in Gaza sends a chilling message
The targeted killing of an Al Jazeera correspondent in Gaza over the weekend was a notable moment even for a war that has been remarkably blood-soaked for journalists. For the first time, Israel quickly claimed responsibility for the killing of…
Al Jazeera, whose five employees are among the victims, condemns "a desperate attempt to silence the voices denouncing the Israeli occupation."
Guterres requested "an independent and impartial investigation" at the death of Anas al-Sharif and five other journalists, victims of an Israeli attack on their tent, mounted near the Al-Shifa Hospital.
Israeli forces killed two prominent journalists in Gaza and his entire team on Sunday night, indicating the likely start of a major assault on Gaza City, Middle East Eye reported.The director of the Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza confirmed that correspondents for Al Jazeera, Anas al-Sharif (28) and Mohammed Qreiqeh (33) were killed when Israeli forces attacked his tent at 23.35 p.m., in what, according to him, appears to have been a deliberate…
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