The targeted murder of journalist Al Jazeera Anas Al Sharif and four other colleagues by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday night silenced the sound of reporting more important than within Gaza.
IDF does not waste time releasing a statement claimed it had “eliminated” Al Sharifcall it the “terrorist” who “poses” as a journalist for Al Jazeera.
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Committee to protect reporters warned in July that Al Sharif was a victim of Israel Smear campaign and that they are afraid of their safety.
IDF has Previously released documents what they said proves his involvement Hamas.
There was no news from them about his colleagues – Mohammed Qreiqeh, Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moiamen Aliwa – which they also killed. We are chasing.
Al Sharif’s Death – And from four of his colleagues – is a terrible message for the journalistic community both on the ground and elsewhere in front of the will -coming Israeli drive to Gaza City.
Now there will be fewer journalists left to cover the story, and – if it is possible – they will be a little more scary.
This is a journalist. Israel knows this well.
It also does not allow international journalists to access independently to enter Gaza to report the war.
Al Sharif’s death has sent a wave of surprises to all regions, where he became a household name. He is productive on social media and has many followers.
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I was watching a terrible record after a strike on the taxi on the way to the bureau, and the driver told me how he and his family were all crying for Anas when the news entered.
His little daughter cried because the little daughter of Al Sharif, Sham, whom he knew from social media.
“They call all Hamas people,” said my taxi driver. “Men, Women, Children”.
Last month, Al Sharif wrote this post: “I haven’t stopped covering [the crisis] For a moment in 21 months, and today I say it directly … and with an unintempted pain.
“I was immersed in hunger, trembled and faint fainting that followed me all the time … Gaza was dying. And we died with it.”
This is what journalists face in Gaza, every day.