https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/10/prominent-al-jazeera-journalist-killed-in-israeli-airstrike-on-gaza [p] Skip to main contentSkip to navigationSkip to navigation Print subscriptions Newsletters Sign in US[ ] * US edition * UK edition * Australia edition * Europe edition * International edition The Guardian - Back to homeThe Guardian [ ] * News * Opinion * Sport * Culture * Lifestyle Show moreHide expanded menu * [ ]News + View all News + US news + US politics + World news + Climate crisis + Middle East + Ukraine + US immigration + Soccer + Business + Environment + Tech + Science + Newsletters + Wellness * [ ]Opinion + View all Opinion + The Guardian view + Columnists + Letters + Opinion videos + Cartoons * [ ]Sport + View all Sport + Soccer + NFL + Tennis + MLB + MLS + NBA + WNBA + NHL + F1 + Golf * [ ]Culture + View all Culture + Film + Books + Music + Art & design + TV & radio + Stage + Classical + Games * [ ]Lifestyle + View all Lifestyle + Wellness + Fashion + Food + Recipes + Love & sex + Home & garden + Health & fitness + Family + Travel + Money * Search input [ ] google-search Search + Support us + Print subscriptions + Newsletters + Download the app * + Search jobs + Digital Archive + Guardian Licensing + About Us + The Guardian app + Video + Podcasts + Pictures + Inside the Guardian + Guardian Weekly + Crosswords + Wordiply + Corrections + Tips * Search input [ ] google-search Search + Search jobs + Digital Archive + Guardian Licensing + About Us * US news * US politics * World * Climate crisis * Middle East * Ukraine * US immigration * Soccer * Business * Environment * Tech * Science * Newsletters * Wellness Anas al-Sharif [ ] IDF claims Anas al-Sharif, who had raised concerns about being bombed, was the leader of a Hamas cell. Photograph: Al Jazeera IDF claims Anas al-Sharif, who had raised concerns about being bombed, was the leader of a Hamas cell. Photograph: Al Jazeera Israel-Gaza war Prominent Al Jazeera journalist killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza Anas al-Sharif, known for frontline coverage, died with three colleagues in an attack outside al-Shifa hospital Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem Sun 10 Aug 2025 18.31 EDTLast modified on Sun 10 Aug 2025 18.41 EDT Share A prominent Al Jazeera journalist who had raised concerns about being killed has died in an Israeli airstrike. Anas al-Sharif, known for documenting the release of hostages and for removing his body armour after a ceasefire, was killed while inside a tent for journalists outside al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City along with three colleagues. "Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic report that journalists Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh were killed along with camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal in an Israeli strike on Gaza," said Al Jazeera. The Israel Defense Force confirmed the strike, claiming the reporter had "served as the head of a terrorist cell in the Hamas terrorist organisation and was responsible for advancing rocket attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF forces". In July, al-Sharif told the Committee to Protect Journalists that he lived with the "feeling that I could be bombed and martyred at any moment". He was widely known for his coverage of the war in Gaza, particularly his reporting on the release of Israeli hostages captured by Hamas. In January this year, after a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, al-Sharif drew widespread attention when, during a live broadcast, he removed his body armour while surrounded by dozens of Gaza residents celebrating the temporary halt in hostilities. A few minutes before his death, al-Sharif posted on X: "Breaking: Intense, concentrated Israeli bombardment using 'fire belts' is hitting the eastern and southern areas of Gaza City." Netanyahu defends Gaza City plan as UN warns of 'calamity' and starvation Read more An Al Jazeera journalist in Gaza, Hani Mahmoud, said: "This is perhaps the hardest thing I'm reporting about the past 22 months. I'm not far from al-Shifa hospital, just one block away, and I could hear the massive explosion that took place in the past half an hour or so, near al-Shifa hospital. "I could see it when it lit up the sky and, within moments, the news circulated that it was the journalist camp at the main gate of the al-Shifa hospital." Al-Sharif and his colleagues have been reporting from Gaza since the beginning of the conflict. "It's important to highlight that this attack is just a week after an Israeli military official directly accused Anas and directly ran a campaign of incitement on Al Jazeera and correspondents on the ground because of their work, because of their relentless reporting on the starvation and the famine and the malnutrition," Mahmoud added. 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