Funerals held for Al Jazeera journalists assassinated by Israel in Gaza

Gaza mourners person laid to remainder 5 Al Jazeera unit killed successful an Israeli aerial onslaught connected a media structure extracurricular al-Shifa Hospital.

Hundreds of Palestinians successful Gaza City person attended the ceremonial of 5 Al Jazeera unit killed successful an Israeli aerial onslaught extracurricular al-Shifa Hospital.

On Monday, ample crowds joined the ceremonial procession, carrying the journalists’ bodies from al-Shifa Hospital to Sheikh Radwan Cemetery successful cardinal Gaza.

Colleagues, friends, and relatives embraced successful grief, portion a antheral lifted a “press” flak overgarment precocious supra the crowd.

The onslaught precocious connected Sunday killed 7 people, including salient correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh, on with camera operators Ibrahim Zaher, Moamen Aliwa, and Mohammed Noufal. Freelance newsman Mohammed al-Khaldi was besides among the dead. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said 3 much journalists were wounded.

Mourners bid farewell to the bodies of the Al Jazeera journalists who were killed successful an overnight Israeli onslaught connected their structure successful Gaza City, earlier their burial astatine the Sheikh Radwan Cemetery successful Gaza City connected August 11, 2025 [Omar AL-Qattaa/AFP]

Footage verified by Al Jazeera showed mourners chanting against the killings, with immoderate pledging, “With our psyche and blood, we sacrifice for you, Anas,” successful notation to the slain journalist.

Al Jazeera Media Network condemned the “targeted assassination” by Israeli forces, accusing the subject of deliberately striking the journalists’ position. “The Israeli subject admitted to their crimes,” the web said, describing the onslaught arsenic “another blatant and premeditated battle connected property freedom”.

Al-Sharif was “one of Gaza’s bravest journalists”, said Al Jazeera, adding that the onslaught was “a hopeless effort to soundlessness voices successful anticipation of the concern of Gaza”.

A flak overgarment and a Palestinian emblem are placed connected the assemblage of Al Jazeera writer Anas al-Sharif during the ceremonial for him, Mohammed Qreiqeh, Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa, who were killed successful an Israeli strike, successful Gaza City, August 11, 2025 [Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said it was “appalled” by the killings. “Israel’s signifier of labeling journalists arsenic militants without providing credible grounds raises superior questions astir its intent and respect for property freedom,” said CPJ’s determination director, Sara Qudah. “Those liable for these killings indispensable beryllium held accountable.”

Media watchdog RSF besides condemned what it described arsenic the “acknowledged execution by the Israeli army” of al-Sharif, calling him “one of the astir celebrated journalists from the Gaza Strip (and) the dependable of the suffering Israel has imposed connected Palestinians successful Gaza”. The radical said the onslaught mirrored the 2023 sidesplitting of Al Jazeera’s Ismail al-Ghoul, who was besides labelled a “terrorist” by Israel.

Relatives of Al Jazeera analogous Anas al-Sharif transportation his 15-month-old lad Salah (L) and 4-year-old girl Sham during his ceremonial successful Gaza City connected August 11, 2025 [Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP]

“Without beardown enactment from the planetary community… we’re apt to witnesser much specified extrajudicial murders of media professionals,” RSF warned, urging the United Nations Security Council to intervene.

Al-Sharif’s assassination comes much than a twelvemonth aft Israel bombed his household location successful a exile camp, sidesplitting his 65-year-old father.

The killings of the Palestinian journalists travel days aft Israel’s information furniture approved a program to inhabit the Gaza Strip. The cognition aims to prehend Gaza City and forcibly wide astir 1 cardinal Palestinian residents.

Palestinians person pointed retired that Gaza – location to 2.3 cardinal radical – remains nether Israeli occupation. Nothing tin spell successful oregon retired without Israeli permission. A full Israeli blockade since March 2 has triggered a starvation crisis, sidesplitting much than 200 people, including 100 children, successful the past fewer weeks.