Overview
- On August 10, the Israeli army acknowledged deliberately targeting correspondent Anas al-Sharif, labeling him a Hamas operative and citing documents recovered in Gaza.
- Al Jazeera reported that five of its journalists—correspondents Anas al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh and cameramen Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa—were killed when their press tent near al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City was struck.
- Reports indicate a sixth journalist, freelance contributor Mohammed Al-Khaldi, later died of wounds from the same attack, highlighting discrepancies in the death toll.
- The UN Human Rights Office, the European Union and Reporters Sans Frontières condemned the attack as a potential war crime and demanded an independent investigation with clear evidence of Israel’s claims.
- The Committee to Protect Journalists accused the Israeli army of conducting a defamation campaign against Al Jazeera staff, challenging its militant allegations as unproven.