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The National
12 hours ago
- Politics
- The National
Glasgow journalists to hold vigil for Gaza colleagues killed by Israel
The National Union of Journalists' (NUJ) Glasgow branch has organised the vigil, which is taking place on Friday at 6pm on Buchanan Steps. It was called in response to the news that at least seven journalists were targeted and killed in an Israeli strike on August 10, including prominent Al Jazeera reporter Anas Al-Sharif, who had previously been threatened by Israel. 🚨 ISRAEL, STOP KILLING JOURNALISTS NUJ Glasgow Branch Vigil Friday 22nd August, 6pm Buchanan Street steps All welcome, please join. — NUJ Glasgow (@NujGlasgow) August 16, 2025 The other journalists killed were camera operators Ibrahim Zaher, Moamen Aliwa, their assistant Mohammed Noufal, and correspondents Mohammed Qreiqeh and Anas al-Sharif. Freelance photojournalist Mohammed Al-Khaldi died a day later. Organisers said the vigil would be held to remember the dead and to show solidarity with media colleagues who continue to work in Gaza during a genocide. NUJ members will hold signs reading out the names of all journalists and media workers killed in Gaza. READ MORE: Police Scotland respond as officers detain 'pro-plasticine' activist in viral video Anyone who would like to be involved and hold a sign has been asked to join the vigil before 6pm. A similar vigil was organised by the NUJ's Edinburgh branch last week. Journalists gathered on Princes Street outside Waverley Station on Tuesday as they demanded an end to Israeli attacks on journalists, a complete embargo on UK arms exports to Israel and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The Gaza Government media office estimates Israeli attacks in Gaza have killed at least 238 media workers since October 7, 2023. This means that the death toll of journalists in Gaza is higher than the combined toll of casualties in the US Civil War, World War One, World War Two, the Korean War, the Vietnam War – including the conflicts in Cambodia and Laos – the Yugoslav Wars, the war in Afghanistan and the ongoing war in Ukraine.
UPI
11-08-2025
- Politics
- UPI
Palestinian journalists killed by Israel mourned in Gaza funeral
1 of 4 | Mourners attend the funeral of Al Jazeera journalists Anas Al Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa, who were killed in an Israeli strike, in Gaza City, on Monday. An Israeli drone strike hit a tent sheltering Al Jazeera journalists near Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, killing seven members of the press. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/UPI | License Photo Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Hundreds of mourners in Gaza gathered for the funerals of five Al Jazeera journalists killed by an Israeli strike on a press tent. The strike killed five reporters working for Al Jazeera, a Qatar-based news organization. The five were reporter Anas al-Sharif, correspondent Mohammed Qreiqeh, and video journalists Ibrahim Zaher, Moamen Aliwa, and Mohammed Noufal. Freelance reporter Mohammed al-Khaldi was also among those killed. There were seven journalists in total killed. Al-Sharif, 28, was a popular reporter in Gaza. Israel alleged Sunday that Al-Sharif was a member of Hamas. Al Jazeera called that allegation false. Al Jazeera condemned the "targeted assassination" by Israeli forces, and accused the Israeli Defense Forces of deliberately striking the journalists. "The Israeli military admitted to their crimes," the network said, describing the attack as "another blatant and premeditated assault on press freedom." Footage verified by Al Jazeera showed mourners chanting slogans against the killings, saying, "With our soul and blood, we sacrifice for you, Anas." They carried the bodies of the journalists, covered in flags and press flak jackets, on their shoulders from al-Shifa Hospital to Sheikh Radwan Cemetery in central Gaza. The press tent where the attack happened was outside the al-Shifa Hospital. The Committee to Protect Journalists said it was "appalled" by the killings. "Israel's pattern of labeling journalists as militants without providing credible evidence raises serious questions about its intent and respect for press freedom," CPJ's regional director, Sara Qudah, said in a statement. "Those responsible for these killings must be held accountable." The United Nations Human Rights Office has condemned the killing of journalists in Gaza, calling it a "grave breach of international humanitarian law," CNN reported. "We condemn the killing by Israeli military of six Palestinian journalists by targeting their tent, in grave breach of international humanitarian law," the United Nations said on X, adding that "Israel must respect & protect all civilians, including journalists." At least 242 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, the U.N. said, calling for immediate and safe access for all journalists to Gaza. The Committee to Protect Journalists says the number is 178.
Al Jazeera
11-08-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Anas raised his voiced, but the world refused to listen
'I have lived pain in all its details and I have tasted pain and loss repeatedly. Despite this, I have never hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or falsification. May God be a witness against those who remained silent and accepted our killing, and against those who choked our breath and whose hearts were not moved by the scattered remains of our children and women, and who did nothing to stop the massacre our people have faced for more than a year and a half.' This is what Anas al-Sharif wrote in his 'will' prepared four months before his martyrdom. It was posted on his social media account several hours after an Israeli strike killed him and journalists Mohammed Qreiqeh, Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa at a media tent near al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. Anas al-Sharif was one of Gaza's heroes. He was – without a doubt – the journalist closest to all our hearts. People here in Gaza often hate the media. They see journalists either exaggerate and portray us as superhumans, able to withstand relentless bombing, the deprivation of food and water, and the loss of loved ones; or demonise us as 'terrorists', justifying the killing of our families and the destruction of our homes. Anas was different; he did not distort the truth. He was one of us: raised in our refugee camps, suffering with us under bombs and amid starvation, mourning his loved ones, refusing to leave his community. He stayed behind in Gaza, steadfast like an olive tree, a living example of a true Palestinian. Anas started reporting for Al Jazeera at the start of the genocide, but he quickly became a familiar face. He and Ismail al-Ghoul did not stop broadcasting from northern Gaza even when they faced constant threats. Their warm friendship, and the funny and sad moments they shared, made us feel closer to them. After the martyrdom of Ismail last year – may God have mercy on him – we felt we had lost a dear brother, and were left only with Anas. Last month, when Anas broke down on camera while reporting on the starvation, people told him: 'Keep going, Anas, don't stop, you are our voice.' And indeed, he was our voice. We often imagined that when the end of the genocide comes, we will hear it announced by Anas al-Sharif's voice. There was no journalist in the world more deserving of declaring that moment than Anas. For me, Anas was more than just a reporter. He was an inspiration. He was the reason I picked up my pen every time I lost hope that anything would change because of what I write. I saw Anas reporting tirelessly – hungry or full, in summer or winter, threatened with death or surrounded by cameras. His persistence convinced me I was wrong to believe that documenting the genocide was not moving anyone outside. Anas made me believe our story can reach where we cannot, crossing seas and oceans to every part of the world. And his resilience, working every day, every hour, forced me to hope … hope that if we kept speaking, someone might listen. Anas is now gone, and I feel I was wrong to hope, wrong to believe in the justice of this world, watching him appeal – with eyes overflowing with tears – to a global conscience that proved to be low and selective. They did not deserve your tears, Anas! They did not deserve your self-sacrifice so they would know our story. They do not hear because they refuse to. You raised your voice, Anas, but you were calling out to those without conscience. I wished the war had ended before you were martyred so I could go find you in Gaza and tell you that our voices had succeeded, they had reached to the outside world and driven change. I would have told you that you were my role model and your work kept me going. And if at that moment, you had smiled and called me your colleague, I would have cried with joy. Your coverage ended, Anas, but the genocidal war did not. Today, we look helplessly at the vile occupation boasting about targeting you before the entire world – the same world you pleaded with until your last breath. Countries around the world remain silent; for them, economic deals and political interests are worth more than human lives. Yet, the occupation will not silence us, Anas. It wants us to die without a voice because our voice, while we groan in pain and cry from loss, disturbs it, interferes with its genocidal drive. Gaza will not give birth to another like you, Anas, nor someone like writer and poet Refaat Alareer, nor like hospital director Marwan al-Sultan. The occupation is targeting the best and brightest, those who have raised their voices and shown the world what Palestinians of dignity and integrity can do. But we will not stay silent after these violent murders. Even if we know the world will not listen, we will keep speaking – because it is our fate and duty. We, the living Palestinians who survived this genocide, have to carry the legacy of our martyrs. For me, that means speaking, writing, and exposing the crimes of this bloody and brutal occupation … until the day you dreamed of, Anas – the day this genocide, the most horrific in modern history, ends. The day you return to your ancestral home in al-Majdal and I return to my village, Yibna. The views expressed in this article are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera's editorial stance.
Morocco World
11-08-2025
- Politics
- Morocco World
The Last Will of Gaza's Suffering Voice, Anas Al Sharif
Rabat — As Israel continues its atrocities in the genocide-torn Gaza, killing and starving people to death, its executive machine targets courageous voices of truth. In its latest brutal execution operation, the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) savagely assassinated seven people, whom were sheltering in a tent pitched outside Gaza's Al Shifa hospital. The tent, supposed to be a haven for the media, became a targeted killing ground for silencing one of the strong voices that reveal the truth of Israel's genocidal machine in Gaza. In an instant, a targeted missile reduced them to silence. Seven lay dead, six journalists among them. This reality is all too common for media personal on the ground during the genocide, exposing how deeply press freedom is jeopardized in Gaza. Among them, Al Jazeera reported that five of them were their media staff, including cameramen Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal, and Moamen Aliwa alongside correspondents Mohammed Qreiqeh and Anas Al Sharif. Al Sharif's last words Before he was assassinated, the brave journalist left a word to the world, that has been widely shared on multiple platforms. This is my will and my final message. If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice. First, peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings. Allah knows I gave every effort and all my strength to be a support and a voice for my people, ever since I opened my eyes to life in the alleys and streets of the Jabalia refugee camp. My hope was that Allah would extend my life so I could return with my family and loved ones to our original town of occupied Asqalan (Al-Majdal). But Allah's will came first, and His decree is final. I have lived through pain in all its details, tasted suffering and loss many times, yet I never once hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or falsification—so that Allah may bear witness against those who stayed silent, those who accepted our killing, those who choked our breath, and whose hearts were unmoved by the scattered remains of our children and women, doing nothing to stop the massacre that our people have faced for more than a year and a half. I entrust you with Palestine—the jewel in the crown of the Muslim world, the heartbeat of every free person in this world. I entrust you with its people, with its wronged and innocent children who never had the time to dream or live in safety and peace. Their pure bodies were crushed under thousands of tons of Israeli bombs and missiles, torn apart and scattered across the walls. I urge you not to let chains silence you, nor borders restrain you. Be bridges toward the liberation of the land and its people, until the sun of dignity and freedom rises over our stolen homeland. I entrust you to take care of my family. I entrust you with my beloved daughter Sham, the light of my eyes, whom I never got the chance to watch grow up as I had dreamed. I entrust you with my dear son Salah, whom I had wished to support and accompany through life until he grew strong enough to carry my burden and continue the mission. I entrust you with my beloved mother, whose blessed prayers brought me to where I am, whose supplications were my fortress and whose light guided my path. I pray that Allah grants her strength and rewards her on my behalf with the best of rewards. I also entrust you with my lifelong companion, my beloved wife, Umm Salah (Bayan), from whom the war separated me for many long days and months. Yet she remained faithful to our bond, steadfast as the trunk of an olive tree that does not bend—patient, trusting in Allah, and carrying the responsibility in my absence with all her strength and faith. I urge you to stand by them, to be their support after Allah Almighty. If I die, I die steadfast upon my principles. I testify before Allah that I am content with His decree, certain of meeting Him, and assured that what is with Allah is better and everlasting. O Allah, accept me among the martyrs, forgive my past and future sins, and make my blood a light that illuminates the path of freedom for my people and my family. Forgive me if I have fallen short, and pray for me with mercy, for I kept my promise and never changed or betrayed it. Do not forget Gaza… And do not forget me in your sincere prayers for forgiveness and acceptance. Anas Jamal Al Sharif 06.04.2025 This is what our beloved Anas requested to be published upon his martyrdom. Al Sharif's fearless career, cut too short Israel swiftly claimed responsibility for Al Sharif's murder, using their usual excuse of labelling him a Hamas cell leader. Yet, human rights monitors and Al Jazeera denounced the allegations as baseless, an all-too-familiar tactic used to justify the elimination of independent reporting. Before his indiscriminate murder, the 28-year-old Al Jazeera Arabic reporter had recently shared a video of Israel's concentrated bombardment, also known as 'fire belts,' on the eastern and southern parts of Gaza. The Doha-based network and the Committee to Protect Journalists called it a 'blatant, premeditated attack on press freedom.' Al Sharif was known for reporting on a lot of on-the-ground updates from the enclave, risking his life for the sake of sharing the truth with the rest of the world about the atrocities and genocidal killing of civilians in Gaza. Videos of him breaking down on camera while trying tirelessly to recount updates on everything from famine to murdered children show the tremendous toll that 22 months of genocide have taken on media personnel in Gaza. View this post on Instagram A post shared by أنس جمال الشريف (@anasjamal44) Across multiple platforms, he played a major role in exposing the reality and being a voice for other journalists struggling under famine and deliberate attacks on both themselves and their families in order to silence their coverage. Israel's targeting of the tent, which was home to truth transporters, reveals its fear of being exposed to the world – causing many to wonder the harrowing question of what it is that Israel does not want the world to see next. However, although Al Sharif has been added to the growing list of truth tellers murdered at the hands of Israel, the reality is that the IOF did not succeed in silencing him, as his reports have already exposed the atrocities. With each new journalist killed, Israel is choking the flow of truth Weeks before he died, while reporting on Israel's starvation campaign in Gaza, Al Sharif once said 'Gaza is dying, and we are dying with it.' In a sad blow to the journalism world, his self-prophecy has now become true. However, the murder of Al Sharif and his five other colleagues is not an isolated incident. Israel is purposefully hunting journalists in a desperate attempt to silence the voices of the truth and conceal its genocidal monstrosities in the enclave. In Gaza, the pen and the camera have now become a threat to Israel just as the front line itself. The targeting of media crews, from seasoned correspondents to young cameramen, has turned press badges into bullseyes. Since launching its genocidal war on Gaza, Israel has killed over 230 journalists and media workers, according to Gaza's media office. International watchdogs, including the Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders, have documented record-breaking deaths among Gaza's press corps, calling the genocide the deadliest for journalists in modern history. Many were killed while wearing marked press vests, inside media offices, or even in their own homes. Israel often claims these journalists were 'terror operatives,' accusations human rights groups dismiss as pretexts to justify assassinations. Yet, the reality is clear: Such killings aim to erase the eyes and ears that bring Gaza's suffering to the world. By cutting down those who bear witness, Israel is not only taking lives but also attempting to choke the flow of truth itself. Tags: gaza genocideIsrael killing journalistsKilling journalists
