Overview

• An August 10 strike on a media tent outside al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City killed six Al Jazeera journalists and staff, including correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh.
• The Israeli military admitted carrying out the airstrike and asserted that one of the slain journalists had militant links, a claim immediately rejected by Al Jazeera and independent observers.
• The United Nations, Amnesty International and the Committee to Protect Journalists condemned the killings as violations of international humanitarian law.
• Brown University’s Watson Institute reports that journalist fatalities in Gaza since October 2023 now exceed those recorded in several major historical conflicts combined.
• Al Jazeera has announced plans to pursue legal action at the International Criminal Court to hold Israeli military officials accountable.