Anas Al-Sharif. Photograph Source: Al Jazeera – Fair Use

In one night, Israel murdered Al Jazeera’s entire media crew in Gaza City.

The Israeli military admitted to assassinating the journalists in an August 10 airstrike on a media tent outside Al-Shifa hospital. The strike killed Al Jazeera Arabic correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh and camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal.

Freelance cameraman Moamen Aliwa and reporter Mohammad al-Khaldi were also killed.

At just 28, Anas al-Sharif was a renowned journalist, husband, and father of two young children. He and his colleagues lived through constant Israeli bombardment while reporting on every aspect of the escalating genocide in Gaza, including the mass killing and maiming of Palestinians, widespread destruction of life-sustaining infrastructure like medical facilities, and forced starvation.

Like other Palestinian journalists, Israeli forces threatened al-Sharif’s life repeatedly, falsely accusing him of “heading a Hamas militant cell.” Yet he persisted in his fearless coverage.

He also suffered profound........

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