The Israeli airstrike targeted a journalists' tent adjacent to the Al-Shifa Medical Complex west of Gaza City on Sunday evening, killing Anas Al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh, along with photographers Mohammed Noufal and Ibrahim Daher. This brings the number of journalists assassinated by Israel since the beginning of the aggression to 238.
For his part, Al-Shifa Hospital Director Mohammed Abu Salmiya stressed that the martyrdom of Al-Sharif and Qreiqea represents a great loss to Gaza and the world, as they were the voice of truth that conveyed the suffering of the Palestinians without distortion.
He added that targeting journalists and medical personnel constitutes a flagrant violation of all international norms and laws, expressing Gaza residents' fear that Israel will kill them without the world hearing their voices. He noted that this targeting indicates the existence of a grand plan for the city.
The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the war crime of the brutal attack on journalists in Gaza, stressing that targeting journalists is a war crime prohibited under all circumstances.
The German Foreign Ministry said, "The deliberate killing of six journalists in Gaza is a serious and deeply disturbing incident. We strongly condemn the targeting of journalists in Gaza, stress the need for a comprehensive and transparent investigation into the incident, and demand that those responsible be punished."
For his part, Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani stressed that the deliberate targeting of journalists does not obscure the atrocities committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip, and demonstrates that the crimes committed there are beyond imagination, amid international inability to halt the tragedy.
In a related context, the United Nations Human Rights Office said on Monday that the Israeli army's killing of journalists in Gaza "is a serious violation of international humanitarian law."
On Monday, Reporters Without Borders strongly and angrily condemned the Israeli occupation's acknowledged assassination of Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif, who was killed along with five other journalists. The organization said in a statement: "Anas al-Sharif, one of the most prominent journalists in the Gaza Strip, was a voice for the suffering imposed by Israel on Palestinians in Gaza," calling for "strong action by the international community to stop the Israeli army."
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The Palestinian National Initiative movement also called in a statement on Monday for immediate sanctions against Israel following the assassination of six journalists in the Gaza Strip, with the aim of preventing the world from witnessing the brutal crimes it is committing.
The movement stated that the targeting of Anas al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqea, and cameramen Ibrahim Daher and Mohammed Noufal was aimed at silencing the voice of truth, but it affirmed that their blood will not be shed in vain and that the voices of journalists and Al Jazeera will remain steadfast.
For his part, Palestinian Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh condemned the targeting of journalists in Gaza, calling for urgent action to hold the occupation accountable and halt its crimes. He considered the targeting of journalists a war crime and a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, and called on the international community and institutions concerned with press freedom to take immediate action.
In a related context, Palestinian National Council Speaker Rawhi Fattouh condemned the crime of targeting journalists committed by the occupation, stressing that it is part of a systematic policy to silence the truth and obscure the occupation's crimes. He considered the targeting of journalists to constitute a war crime and a crime against humanity, adding to the series of crimes the Palestinian people are suffering from.
Since October 7, 2023, Israel has been committing genocidal crimes in Gaza, including murder, starvation, destruction, and forced displacement, ignoring all international calls and orders from the International Court of Justice to halt the offensive.
The genocide left 61,430 Palestinian martyrs and 153,213 wounded, most of them children and women. More than 9,000 people were missing, hundreds of thousands were displaced, and a famine killed 217 people, including 100 children.
For decades, Israel has occupied Palestine and territories in Syria and Lebanon, and refuses to withdraw from these territories and establish an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, along the pre-1967 borders.
