{"id":466,"date":"2025-08-12T08:47:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T08:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.funsahara.co.uk\/activity\/?p=466"},"modified":"2025-08-14T04:37:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T04:37:20","slug":"world-condemns-israeli-attack-that-killed-five-al-jazeera-journalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funsahara.co.uk\/activity\/world\/world-condemns-israeli-attack-that-killed-five-al-jazeera-journalists\/","title":{"rendered":"World condemns Israeli attack that killed five Al Jazeera journalists"},"content":{"rendered":"

Media rights groups and the United Nations has condemned Israel’s attack in Gaza that killed six journalists, including correspondent Anas al-Sharif.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The journalists who happen to work for Al Jazeera were killed in an Israeli air strike on Sunday, an act which the UN calls a grave breach of international law. <\/span><\/p>\n

Israel’s military confirms it targeted Anas al-Sharif, alleging, without proof, that Sharif had served as the head of a terrorist cell in Hamas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said through a spokesman that the UK government was “gravely concerned” and called for an independent investigation. He stated that Israel should ensure journalists can work safely and report without fear.<\/span><\/p>\n

The funerals of Sharif, fellow Al Jazeera correspondent Mohammed Qreiqeh, journalist Mohammad al-Khaldi and cameramen Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa took place on Monday following the targeted missile strike on their tent at al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Foreign Press Association said it was outraged by the targeted killing. It said the Israeli military had repeatedly labelled Palestinian journalists “as militants, often without verifiable evidence”.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said it was appalled by the attack and that Israel had failed to provide evidence to back up its allegations against Palestinian journalists.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Israel has a longstanding, documented pattern of accusing journalists of being terrorists without providing any credible proof,” the organisation added.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Israeli military has suggested it has documents found in Gaza that confirmed Sharif belonged to Hamas.<\/span><\/p>\n

It said these include “personnel rosters, lists of terrorist training courses, phone directories and salary documents”.<\/span><\/p>\n

The only materials that have been released for publication are screenshots of spreadsheets apparently listing Hamas operatives from the northern Gaza Strip, noting injuries to Hamas operatives, and a section of what is said to be a phone directory for the armed group’s East Jabalia battalion.<\/span><\/p>\n

No Israeli explanation has so far been given for the killing of the entire Al Jazeera news crew.<\/span><\/p>\n

CPJ says at least 186 journalists have been killed since the start of Israel’s military offensive in Gaza in October 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Israeli government does not allow international news organisations into Gaza to report freely, so many outlets rely on Gaza-based reporters for coverage.<\/span><\/p>\n

Anas al-Sharif was a household name who had millions of followers online.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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