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Israeli Military Threatens Journalist After He Reports on Starvation in Gaza

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Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif was threatened by the Israeli military after a report in which he became emotional over Israel’s mass starvation campaign circulated online on Sunday, with the military’s spokesperson accusing him of shedding “crocodile tears.”

In a broadcast report on growing starvation in Gaza, al-Sharif teared up, having to gather his emotions as he witnessed a woman collapsing in the street due to hunger. Video of the report circulated on social media, with a voice in the video saying to him: “Keep going, Anas. You are our voice.”

Seemingly in response, Israeli military head spokesperson Avichay Adraee attacked al-Sharif and Palestinian commentator Saeed Ziad in a post on........

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