Gaza Genocide10 August, 20263 min read
Israeli Airstrikes Killed Al Jazeera Correspondent Anas Al-Sharif and Five Colleagues Near Al-Shifa Hospital
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Israeli airstrike killed Anas al-Sharif and five colleagues near Al-Shifa Hospital Six journalists killed, including Anas al-Sharif, in the strike
Anas al-Sharif killed
On August 10, 2025, Israeli airstrikes killed Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif in a targeted attack on an Al Jazeera tent outside al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, alongside five colleagues. MondoWeiss says the killing came “alongside five of his colleagues in a targeted airstrike on an Al Jazeera tent outside of al-Shifa Hospital,” and Al Jazeera reports that the attack also killed Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Qreiqeh, cameraman Ibrahim Zaher and producer Mohammed Noufal. Al Jazeera adds that al-Sharif was killed in an Israeli air strike on a clearly marked press tent near Gaza City’s al-Shifa Hospital, and that Palestinians and press freedom advocates marked the first anniversary by remembering “a journalist who became one of the defining voices of Israel’s genocidal war on the enclave.”
The accounts also describe the will al-Sharif recorded before his killing, urging people “not to forget Gaza” and to remain steadfast in defending Palestine, as his words continued to be shared widely online and echoed at memorials. MondoWeiss places the death in a wider toll, saying that as of the day of his martyrdom, “over 230 media personnel had been killed by Israel,” and that by the time he was martyred the number of martyred journalists had climbed to “over 270.”
Voices, condemnation, and will
Al Jazeera frames the anniversary as a remembrance of al-Sharif’s reporting on “the unrelenting Israeli bombardment of Gaza and its toll on civilians,” and says the journalists’ killings have been cited as part of a broader pattern of targeting media workers in Gaza.
In MondoWeiss, al-Sharif’s last message is quoted as: “I entrust you with Palestine… I urge you not to be silenced by chains, nor held back by borders… Do not forget Gaza.”
The Sudan اندبندنت account adds on-the-ground detail from the strike, quoting journalist Basem Al-Agha saying, “We knew the bombardment was approaching, but we did not expect it to reach our tent.”
It also records a statement attributed to Dr. Mohammad Abu Sulmiya, director of Shifa Medical Complex, saying that the strike caused other casualties in the hospital’s yard and that access to the site was difficult due to ongoing clashes around it.
Together, the sources portray al-Sharif’s death as both a personal loss and a continuing message, with Al Jazeera describing how his will urged people “to remain steadfast in defending Palestine” as memorials marked one year since his death.
What comes next
The sources connect al-Sharif’s killing to a continuing campaign against media work, with MondoWeiss asserting that “Israel is deliberately and systematically targeting journalists in order to suppress coverage and documentation of its war crimes.” MondoWeiss also says the escalation since the genocide began includes earlier killings of journalists such as Shireen Abu Akleh, shot in the head while covering a raid on Jenin refugee camp, and it cites the 2008 killing of Reuters journalist Fadel Shana by an Israeli tank in Gaza. Al Jazeera reports that the attack drew condemnation from the United Nations and rights groups, and it says the anniversary is marked by Palestinians and press freedom advocates remembering al-Sharif’s role as a defining voice.
In the Sudan اندبندنت account, Palestinian international law expert Samer Al-Dahdouh is quoted stressing that “a journalist’s presence in a war zone does not drop their legal protection,” while adding that claims to the contrary “require independent, verifiable investigations; otherwise they become justifications for murder.” Other commemorations in the sources underscore that the work and names persist, with Cubadebate describing a ceremony in Gaza City where the Union of Palestinian Journalists remembered Anas al-Sharif and Mohammad Qreiqeh alongside Ibrahim Zahir, Mohammad Nofal, Moamen Alaiwa, and Mohammad al-Khalidi.