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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAl Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif was killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza City, alongside four of his colleagues. The attack targeted a tent for journalists outside the main gate of al-Shifa Hospital late on Sunday evening, killing seven people in total.Al Jazeera confirmed the deaths of correspondents al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh, along with cameramen Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa. The broadcaster condemned what it called a \u201cblatant and premeditated attack on press freedom\u201d, describing al-Sharif as \u201cone of Gaza\u2019s bravest journalists\u201d who had reported from the front lines since the start of the war.Also read: 5 Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike – 10 points<\/a>Moments before his death, al-Sharif posted on X warning of \u201cintense, concentrated Israeli bombardment\u201d across Gaza City. In a final message, written months earlier to be released if he was killed, he said he had \u201cnever hesitated to convey the truth\u201d despite enduring \u201cpain, grief and loss repeatedly.\u201dAlso read: Final message of Al Jazeera reporter killed in Israeli strike; his \u2018do not forget Gaza\u2019 call<\/a>The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said it was \u201cappalled\u201d by the killings, warning of a pattern in which Israel labels journalists as militants without providing credible evidence. The Palestinian Journalists\u2019 Syndicate described the strike as a \u201cbloody crime\u201d of assassination.<\/p>\n Anas al-Sharif, 28, was a well-known Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent who became one of the most recognisable voices covering the war in Gaza. Married with two young children, he had refused to leave northern Gaza even after his father was killed in an Israeli strike in December 2023.He had reported extensively from northern Gaza, often documenting the aftermath of Israeli bombardments. Last month, he told CPJ he feared being \u201cbombed and martyred at any moment\u201d after an Israeli military spokesperson publicly accused him of being a Hamas member. The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression called that claim \u201cunsubstantiated\u201d and a \u201cblatant assault on journalists.\u201dAl-Sharif\u2019s colleagues say he was committed to showing the world the reality in Gaza. \u201cThey were targeted in their tent; they weren\u2019t covering from the front line,\u201d Al Jazeera\u2019s managing editor Mohamed Moawad told the BBC.<\/p>\n The Israel Defense Forces confirmed it carried out the strike, alleging al-Sharif \u201cposed as a journalist\u201d and served as the head of a Hamas cell responsible for advancing rocket attacks against Israeli civilians and troops.The IDF said documents recovered in Gaza \u2014 including training records, personnel lists and salary details \u2014 proved his affiliation with Hamas. It added that precision weapons, aerial surveillance and intelligence were used to minimise civilian casualties.Al Jazeera and press freedom groups have rejected the claims, accusing Israel of attempting to justify the killing of journalists and silence reporting from inside Gaza.<\/div>\nWho he was
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