Al Jazeera says two of its correspondents and two camera crew have been killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza City on Sunday, citing the director of a local hospital.<\/p>\n
“Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif has been killed alongside three colleagues in what appears to be a targeted Israeli attack, the director of Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City has said,” the Qatar-based broadcaster said.<\/p>\n
“Al-Sharif, 28, was killed on Sunday after a tent for journalists outside the main gate of the hospital was hit. The well-known Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent reported extensively from northern Gaza.”<\/p>\n
Israel’s military said it had struck an Al Jazeera correspondent in Gaza, calling him a “terrorist” who “posed as a journalist”.<\/p>\n
“A short while ago, in Gaza City, the IDF struck the terrorist Anas Al-Sharif, who posed as a journalist for the Al Jazeera network.<\/p>\n
“Anas Al-Sharif served as the head of a terrorist cell in the Hamas terrorist organisation and was responsible for advancing rocket attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF troops,” the military said on Telegram.<\/p>\n
Palestinian journalists’ groups condemned the killings.<\/p>\n
A press freedom group and a UN expert previously warned that al-Sharif’s life was in danger due to his reporting from Gaza.<\/p>\n
UN Special Rapporteur Irene Khan said last month Israel’s claims against him were unsubstantiated.<\/p>\n
In July, the Committee to Protect Journalists urged the international community to protect al-Sharif.<\/p>\n
Source: ABC, AFP, Reuters and RNZ<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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