5 Al Jazeera journalists have been killed in an Israeli assault close to Al-Shifa Medical Complicated in Gaza Metropolis.
Reporter Anas Al Sharif was killed alongside fellow correspondent Mohammed Qraiqea and photographers Ibrahim Al Thaher and Mohamed Nofal within the strike on Sunday night, the broadcaster has stated.
Al Jazeera condemned the "focused assassination" of its staff, which it described as a "blatant and premeditated assault on press freedom".
In an announcement on X, it added: "The order to assassinate Anas Al Sharif, considered one of Gaza's bravest journalists, and his colleagues, is a determined try to silence the voices exposing the approaching seizure and occupation of Gaza.
"As Al Jazeera Media Community bids farewell to yet one more group of its most interesting journalists, who boldly and courageously documented the plight of Gaza and its folks for the reason that onset of the battle, it holds the Israeli occupation forces and authorities answerable for intentionally focusing on and assassinating its journalists."
Israel's navy stated it killed Sharif and accused him of heading a Hamas cell.
"Anas Al Sharif served as the top of a terrorist cell within the Hamas terrorist organisation and was answerable for advancing rocket assaults towards Israeli civilians and IDF troops," the navy stated in an announcement.
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