At least 5 Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike near Gaza hospital

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 terrorist cell in Hamas”, BBC reported.

Four Al Jazeera staff, including reporter Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent for journalists 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 terrorist cell in the Hamas terrorist organization and was responsible for advancing rocket attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF (Israeli) troops.”

However, the IDF mentioned that it killed one journalist Anas al-Sharif who belonged to Al Jazeera but the broadcaster has claimed that four journalists and an assistant were killed in the strike.

In July, Al Jazeera had issued a statement criticising “relentless efforts” by the IDF for an “ongoing campaign of incitement targeting Al Jazeera’s correspondents and journalists in the Gaza Strip”.

The militant group Hamas has said that the killing of journalists could signal the start of the Israeli offensive, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said to take over Gaza City amid heavy criticism. Palestinian journalists’ groups denounced the killing of journalists in Gaza in targeted Israeli strikes.

(with inputs from BBC, Reuters)