Five Al Jazeera journalists killed in an Israeli blow near Al-Shifa Hospital

Five Al Jazeera journalists were killed in an Israeli blow near Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, the television operator said.

Correspondents Anas Al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh, plus operators Ibrahim Sacher, Mohammed Nufal and Moamen Aliva were in a tent for journalists at the hospital’s main gate when it was directed, when it was directed, Al Jazeera reportedS

“Target murder” was “another screaming and deliberate attack on freedom of the press,” a statement said.

Shortly after the strike, the IDF confirmed that he had hit Anas Al-Sharif, posting to Telegram that he “served as the head of a terrorist cell in Hamas.”

IDF did not mention any of the other journalists who were killed.

A total of seven people were killed in the strike, Al Jazeera reports. Initially, the television operator said four of his employees had been killed, but reworked him a few hours later.

Its managing editor Mohammed Moavad told the BBC that Al-Sharif is an accredited journalist who is the “only voice” for the world who knows what is happening in the Gaza Strip.

Throughout the war, Israel did not allow international journalists in Gaza to report freely. Therefore, many retail outlets rely on local reporters within the coating gas.

“They were pointed in their tent, not covered by the front line,” said Moavad to the Israeli strike.

“The fact is that the Israeli government wants to silence the reflection of any Inside Gaza reporting channel,” he told Newsroom.

“This is something I haven’t seen before in modern history.”

Al-Sharif 28-year-old seems to be published on X at the moments before his death, warning an intense Israeli bombing in Gaza.

A publication, which was published after being announced that he had died, seemed to have been previously written and published by a friend.

In two graphic videos of the consequences of the strike, which are confirmed by the BBC, it can be seen that men can be seen carrying the bodies of the killed.

Some call the name of Mohammed Qreiqeh, and a man bearing a media waistcoat says one of the bodies is that of Anas Al-Sharif.

IDF’s statement has accused Al-Sharif of posing as a journalist and is “responsible for missile attacks on Israeli civilians and IDF troops”

It says he “revealed intelligence” earlier, confirming his military affiliation, which included “lists of terrorist training courses”.

“Before the strike, steps were taken to mitigate the damage of civilians, including the use of accurate ammunition, air monitoring and additional intelligence,” the statement added.

Last month the Al Jazeera media network – together with UN and Committee for the Protection of Journalists (CPJ) – Separate statements that call for the protection of al -Sharif.

The production has denied the “ruthless efforts” by the IDF for a “continuing incitement campaign aimed at Al Jazee’s correspondents and journalists in the Gaza Strip”.

“The network considers this incitement to be a dangerous attempt to justify the targeting of its journalists in this area,” he added.

According to the Commission for Protection of Journalists (CPJ), 186 journalists have been confirmed killed since the beginning of Israel’s military offensive in Gaza in October 2023.

Additional reporting from Shayan Sardarizadeh, BBC Check