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Al Jazeera announces the death of five of his journalists in an Israeli strike “targeted” in Gaza, near the Al-Shifa hospital. (Photo: these tents in the garden of the Al-Shifa Hospital)
International-The attack took place near the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza-Ville. Qatari media Al Jazera announced that five of his journalists, including a very well known correspondent for his viewers, had been killed this Sunday, August 10 in an Israeli strike on their tent in Gaza.
“The journalist D‘Al Jazeera Anas Al-Sharif was killed with colleagues in what seems to be an Israeli targeted attack ”, said the director of the Al-Shifa hospital, quoted by the channel based in Qatar.
The Israeli army confirmed that it has targeted Anas al-Sharif, which it called “Terrorist” Who “Was pretended to be a journalist”. Il “Was the leader of a terrorist cell in the terrorist organization Hamas and was responsible for preparing rocket attacks against Israeli civilians and troops” Israeli, she said on Telegram.
Conflict between the media and the government of Netanyahu
Anas Al-Sharif was one of the best known faces among the correspondents covering the war in Gaza daily, launched in retaliation for the bloody attack of Hamas on October 7, 2023.
According to Al Jazera, “Al-Sharif, 28, was killed Sunday after a tent used by journalists in front of the main entrance to the hospital was struck”. The chain also gave the names of four other victims: the correspondent «Mohammed Qreiqeh Ainsi Que Les Cameramen Ibrahim Zaher, Mohamed Noufal Et Moamen Alia».
Israel had already decided in May 2024 to prohibit the dissemination of the chain in the country and to close its offices, the result of a long -standing conflict between the media and the government of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who worsened during the current war in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army has repeatedly accused journalists of this channel of being “Terrorist agents” in Gaza affiliated to Hamas.
On the Palestinian side, the Palestinian authority, which has partial authority in the West Bank, had prohibited several months in Al Jazera to work and broadcast at the start of the year, accusing it of“Incitation to sedition” and of“Interference”. The chain denounced a decision targeting, according to her, her coverage of “Worsening” of the situation in the territory occupied by Israel since 1967.
Strict censorship
Since the start of the war against Hamas in Gaza more generally, the international press has not been authorized to work freely in the Palestinian territory. Only a few media, handpicked, entered on board (in « embed ») With the Israeli army, their reports being subject to strict military censorship.
Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that it has given the army to authorize more journalists from the international press to work under its control in the Gaza Strip.
“There is a problem to ensure security, but I think it can be done in a responsible and cautious manner in order to preserve your own safety”he added, saying that the directive had been given “For two days”. However, he did not give other details.
The international press works based on local journalists and correspondents, who paid a heavy price for the conflict: nearly 200 were killed in 20 months by the Israeli army, including at least 45 in the exercise of their profession, according to Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF).