Overview

• An Israeli airstrike on August 10 struck a tent outside Gaza City’s al-Shifa Hospital, killing correspondent Anas al-Sharif along with Mohammed Qreiqeh, Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa; hospital officials reported seven fatalities in total.
• The Israel Defense Forces confirmed it targeted al-Sharif, alleging he led a Hamas cell responsible for rocket attacks and citing seized documents such as personnel rosters and training lists as proof.
• Al Jazeera condemned the attack as a targeted assassination intended to silence independent coverage and accused the Israeli military of waging a campaign of incitement against its reporters.
• The Committee to Protect Journalists and the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression criticized Israel’s pattern of labeling journalists as militants without credible evidence and called for accountability.
• With more than 200 journalists killed since the war began in October 2023, rights groups warn that such attacks deepen Gaza’s media vacuum as the territory faces a worsening humanitarian crisis.