Five Al Jazeera journalists including prominent reporter Anas al-Sharif have been killed in an Israeli strike near Gaza City’s Al-Shifa Hospital, the broadcaster said.
Al-Sharif and another correspondent, Mohammed Qreiqeh, along with cameramen Ibrahim Zaher and Moamen Aliwa and assistant Mohammed Noufal were in a tent for journalists at the hospital’s main gate when it was struck on Sunday evening, Al Jazeera reported.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) confirmed it had targeted Anas al-Sharif, alleging that he had “served as the head of a terrorist cell in Hamas”.
It also said he had “advanced rocket attacks on Israeli civilians and IDF troops”.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said it was appalled by the attack and that Israel had failed to provide evidence to back up its allegations against al-Sharif, according to the BBC.
