In the Israeli attack in Gaza, 5 journalists of Al Jazeera, IDF, described one as a terrorist

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There is continuous air strikes from Israel in Gaza. Meanwhile, in the Israeli attack on a tent used by journalists in Gaza city, Qatar’s media channel Al Jazeera Arabic reporter Anas Al-Sharif lost his life. Earlier, he shared a video of IDF’s bombing on social media. In his last post, it was written, “There is a continuous bombing, the Israeli attack on Gaza city has intensified for two hours.”

According to Al Jazeera, 28-year-old Al-Sharif died when an Israeli air attack on a tent used by journalists outside the main gate of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza city. An al-Shifa Hospital official said that a total of seven people died in this attack targeting a tent outside the hospital.

Al Jazira has confirmed the death of correspondent Mohammad Kareikh, camera operators Ibrahim Zher, Mohammad Naufal and Moamen Aliva as well as his assistant Mohammad Nauffle in the same attack.

The Israeli army has issued a statement, accused Al-Sharif of leading the Hamas Cell.

The Israeli army said, “Anas Al Sharif Hamas worked as the head of a terrorist cell in the terrorist organization and was responsible for furthering rocket attacks against Israeli citizens and IDF soldiers.”

Who was Anas al-Sharif?

Anas Al-Sharif was a well-known journalist of Gaza, who reported on a large scale from the North Strip for Al Jazeera Arabic. He received the Best Young Journalist Award in Palestine in 2018 for reporting graduate Anas Al-Sharif from the Media Department of Al-Aksa University in Gaza city.

In July, Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adrai posted a video on social media, accusing Al-Sherif of being a member of Hamas’s armed branch.

At the same time, Al Jazeera Media Network rejected the claim and accused Israel of launching a ‘campaign to abolish’ against journalists.

Al Jazira said, “The network strongly condemns it. Since the beginning of the ongoing Israeli war on Gaza, there is a continuous effort against our employees. The network considers this provocation to be a dangerous attempt to justify its journalists in the area.”

The Journalists’ Security Committee (CPJ) reacted to Adrai’s remarks last month and called for the security of Al-Sherif from the international community. CPJ’s Regional Director Sarah Kudah said in a statement, “This is not the first time, when Al-Sharif is targeted by the Israeli army, but now his life is serious.”