Four Al Jazeera journalists ‘killed in Israeli strike that hit media tent near Gaza City hospital’

FOUR Al Jazeera journalists have reportedly been killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza.

The boys had been all stationed inside a media tent close to to Gaza Metropolis’s Al-Shifa Hospital which was focused, based on Al Jazeera.

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Correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh and digicam operators Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal have all been named by the publication.

The IDF confirmed it struck al-Sharif, 28, who has been considered one of Al Jazeera’s prime reporters out in northern Gaza all through the conflict.

The IDF didn’t point out any of the opposite journalists.

Israel accused al-Sharif of “serving as the top of a terrorist cell in Hamas” for a while throughout the conflict.

They stated he has been posing as a journalist and claimed he’s “chargeable for advancing rocket assaults towards Israeli civilians and IDF troops”.

Al-Sharif is believed to have been reporting on the bottom by way of his X account within the moments earlier than his loss of life.

He was warning civilians in Gaza Metropolis of intense Israeli bombings.

The IDF stated in an announcement: “Previous to the strike, steps had been taken to mitigate hurt to civilians, together with the usage of exact munition, aerial surveillance, and extra intelligence.”

Israel has already introduced plans to takeover Gaza Metropolis by October 7 with them warning civilians to evacuate immediately.

Al Jazeera have been vital of Israel’s position within the 22-month battle which has resulted in tens of 1000’s of civilian casualties.

In addition they accused the IDF of focusing on their journalists who had been reporting on the Strip.

It follows a report from the Committee to Shield Journalists which claimed 186 journalists have been killed for the reason that begin of Israel’s army offensive in October 2023.

In July, the Al Jazeera Media Community issued an announcement the place they denounced the IDF’s “relentless efforts” pushing for an “ongoing marketing campaign of incitement focusing on Al Jazeera’s correspondents and journalists within the Gaza Strip”.

“The Community considers this incitement a harmful try and justify the focusing on of its journalists within the discipline,” it continued.

The Solar has reached out to Al Jazeera for remark.

It comes as Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to “free Gaza from Hamas” thugs as soon as and for all as he detailed Israel’s newest conflict plans on Sunday.

The defiant prime minister accused the phobia group of refusing to “lay down its arms” – leaving Israel “no alternative however to complete the job”.

The plan would see the IDF “dismantle” the 2 remaining Hamas strongholds within the central camps in Al Mawasi and Gaza Metropolis.

Netanyahu introduced: “We now have about 70 to 75 per cent of Gaza below Israeli management, army management.

“Final Thursday, Israel’s cupboard, Israel’s safety cupboard, instructed the IDF to dismantle the 2 remaining Hamas strongholds in Gaza Metropolis and the central camps.”

He added that is “one of the simplest ways to finish the conflict”.

After Hamas is worn out and Gaza turns into demilitarised, the PM says Israel will preserve “safety duty”.

A “non-Israeli civilian administration” can be established in Gaza inside 24 hours, he added.

The gruelling conflict has left unimaginable ache throughout Gaza for the Palestinian folks nonetheless trapped alongside the Strip.

The battle was sparked when Hamas attacked Israeli civilians on October 7.

They took 251 hostages throughout the assault with 49 nonetheless being held in Gaza – together with 27 who the IDF say are useless.

The return of all hostages, each dwelling and useless, is a non-negotiable pillar of the plan with Israel accusing Hamas of utilizing them as a bargaining chip.

Israeli leaders have confused that no decision can be accepted to finish the conflict except it consists of the return of each captive.

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