Palestinians in Gaza held a funeral procession on Monday for a journalists for the Al Jazeera network who were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Sunday that has been condemned by the United Nations and media watchdog organizations.
Israel’s military acknowledged carrying out the attack on the tent where the men had worked near a hospital in Gaza City. Al Jazeera said five of its journalists were killed. A hospital official said that in total, seven people were killed.
Here’s a brief look at the journalists:
Anas al-Sharif
A correspondent with the Qatar-based network, Mr. al-Sharif had delivered many live on-air reports, often from the scene of recent bombardments in Gaza. With news organizations generally barred by Israel from entering the territory, he and other Al Jazeera reporters have become symbols of the determination to broadcast reports about the war and conditions in that enclave to the Arab world.
Israel’s military said on social media on Sunday that it had conducted a targeted strike on Mr. al-Sharif, whom it accused of being a Hamas fighter posing as a reporter. In a statement, it called him “the head of a terrorist cell” and said it had taken steps to mitigate civilian harm.
Al Jazeera refuted that charge, and in a statement called the killing “a desperate attempt to silence the voices exposing the impending seizure and occupation of Gaza.”
Israel’s government has accused Al Jazeera reporters of serving the interests of Hamas by presenting an exaggerated and distorted picture of conditions in Gaza.
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