Assassination of Anas Al-Sharif

Assassination of Anas Al-Sharif
Part of the killing of journalists in the Gaza war
Location31°31′27″N 34°26′39″E / 31.52417°N 34.44417°E / 31.52417; 34.44417
Al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Palestine
Date10 August 2025 (2025-08-10)
23:22 (EEST)
Attack type
Airstrike
Deaths7 (including Anas Al-Sharif)
Perpetrators Israeli Defense Forces

On 10 August 2025, Anas Al-Sharif, a Palestinian journalist working for Al Jazeera, was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike on a media tent outside Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. The strike also killed four other journalists – Mohammed Qreiqeh, Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal, and Moamen Aliwa – along with two others, including Al-Sharif's nephew.

The attack was widely condemned by Al Jazeera, press freedom organizations, and Palestinian authorities as a deliberate assault on journalists, while the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed Al-Sharif was a Hamas operative – an allegation rejected by Al Jazeera and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The assassination occurred amidst the ongoing Gaza war and was described as part of a broader pattern of violence against journalists in Gaza.