Zionist military kills five journalists in Gaza, bringing tally to 237
RAMALLAH: The Zionist entity's war machine killed five Palestinian journalists in the Gaza Strip late Sunday, bringing the total of news personnel covering the genocidal war to 237.
The Gaza media office said in a press statement that Al-Jazeera network correspondent Anas Al-Sharif and his colleagues were targeted by the Zionist military while residing in their tent near Al-Shifa hospital.
GAZA: Al-Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif reports near the Arab Ahli (Baptist) Hospital in Gaza City on October 10, 2024. Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera said on August 11, 2025, that five of its journalists were killed in an Zionist military strike, including a prominent reporter. — AFP
The assault resulted in the injury of several other journalists, it added. The office insisted that the targeting of journalists in the Gaza Strip was intended to suppress the coverage of the war crimes committed by the Zionist entity, calling on regional and international news outlets and organizations to condemn this heinous crime against the freedom of speech and journalism. — KUNA
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