Headline Roundup • August 11th, 2025
Israel Kills 5 Al Jazeera Journalists in Gaza, Claims One Was Hamas Member
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Al Jazeera (Lean Left bias) claimed five of its journalists were killed by a targeted Israeli strike on a media tent near Gaza City’s Al-Shifa Hospital on Sunday. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed one of the journalists, Anas al-Sharif, was a Hamas operative posing as a journalist.
The Details: The journalists reportedly killed in the strike were Anas al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal, and Moamen Aliwa. The IDF said Sharif was a Hamas member responsible for “advancing rocket attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF troops,” and that it had disclosed intelligence information confirming his affiliation with the group. The claim has been disputed by Al Jazeera and the American nonprofit Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
For Context: Al Jazeera claims that it is both “independent” and “funded in part by the Qatari government.” In January 2024, the IDF killed two Al Jazeera journalists who it said were in a vehicle with “a terrorist who operated an aircraft that posed a threat to IDF troops.” In May 2024, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet voted unanimously to suspend Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel. In September 2024, the IDF raided Al Jazeera’s West Bank office, confiscating the network’s equipment and shutting it down for a 45-day period, which has since been extended. According to the CPJ, 186 journalists have been killed in the Gaza war so far.
How the Media Covered It: As of Monday morning, the only outlets from the right that AllSides found to cover the story were Breitbart (Right) and The Daily Mail (Right). Breitbart led by saying Al Jazeera left out Israel’s accusations that Sharif was a Hamas operative, “suggesting instead that Israel had ‘claimed responsibility,’ language typically used to describe terrorism.” Several outlets from the left and BBC News (Center) included statements from the CPJ.
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Five Al Jazeera journalists were killed in a targeted Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Sunday, the network said, with the Israel Defense Forces claiming one was a Hamas leader posing as a journalist.
The network said that Anas al-Sharif; another journalist, Mohammed Qreiqeh; and camera operators Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa were killed.
Five Al Jazeera journalists including prominent reporter Anas al-Sharif have been killed in a targeted Israeli strike near Gaza City's Al-Shifa Hospital.
Al-Sharif and another correspondent, Mohammed Qreiqeh, along with cameramen Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa were in a tent for journalists at the hospital's main gate when it was struck, the broadcaster said.
The "targeted assassination" on Sunday was "yet another blatant and premeditated attack on press freedom", it said. The Committee to Protect Journalists said it was appalled by the attack.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed a journalist for Qatar-backed Al Jazeera in Gaza on Sunday, causing a global uproar — but the Israeli military maintains that he was also a Hamas terrorist and a legitimate target.
Al Jazeera reported that the IDF had killed Anas al-Sharif and his team, leaving out Israel’s accusations, suggesting instead that Israel had “claimed responsibility,” language typically used to describe terrorism:
Al Jazeera condemns Israel’s assassination of five of its staff, calling it a “desperate attempt to silence the voices exposing the impending seizure and occupation of Gaza”.
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