Israel’s military said it killed a Hamas cell leader posing as an Al Jazeera journalist in an airstrike on Gaza City on Sunday, a claim strongly rejected by the Qatari broadcaster and Palestinian journalists’ groups.
Anas Al Sharif, identified by Israel as the head of a Hamas unit responsible for rocket attacks against civilians and troops, was among four Al Jazeera journalists and an assistant killed when a tent near Shifa Hospital in eastern Gaza City was hit, according to Gaza officials and the network. A hospital official said two others also died in the strike.
Israel cited intelligence and documents recovered in Gaza as evidence of Al Sharif’s militant role. Al Jazeera named the other journalists killed as Mohammed Qreiqeh, Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal, and condemned the attack as a deliberate attempt to silence the press.
Al Sharif, who had over 500,000 followers on X, posted about intense bombardment in Gaza minutes before his death. The Committee to Protect Journalists and UN Special Rapporteur Irene Khan had previously warned about threats to his life, with Khan calling Israel’s earlier allegations against him unsubstantiated.
Hamas said the killings signaled a possible new Israeli offensive, accusing Israel of targeting journalists to clear the way for a “major crime” in Gaza City.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to dismantle Hamas strongholds in the territory, where a hunger crisis is worsening after 22 months of war. The Hamas-run Gaza government media office said 237 journalists have been killed since the conflict began.
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