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Anas al-Sharif, the voice of northern Gaza, silenced by Israel

The 28-year-old journalist and five of his colleagues from Al Jazeera were killed Sunday evening by an Israeli strike, marking another bloody chapter for the press in the enclave.

Anas al-Sharif, the voice of northern Gaza, silenced by Israel

Mourners bid farewell to the bodies of Al Jazeera journalists killed in an overnight Israeli strike on their tent in Gaza, before their burial at the Sheikh Radwan cemetery in Gaza, on August 11, 2025. (Credit: Omar al-Qattaa/AFP)

He said that he had "lived pain in all its details" and had "tasted sadness and loss many times." His message, written in April to be published in the event of his death, is now known to all. In it, Anas al-Sharif anticipated his regret at not seeing his two children, Salah and Sham, grow up, nor being reunited with his wife, Bayan. A familiar figure at Al Jazeera, the 28-year-old was killed Sunday evening in what the Qatari channel described as a targeted Israeli strike on a tent sheltering journalists in front of the al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. Four of his colleagues, correspondent Mohammad Qreiqeh and cameramen Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammad Noufal and Moamen Aliwa, as well as freelance photojournalist Mohammad al-Khaldi, who worked for local media, also perished, bringing the toll of the attack to six dead. For their...
He said that he had "lived pain in all its details" and had "tasted sadness and loss many times." His message, written in April to be published in the event of his death, is now known to all. In it, Anas al-Sharif anticipated his regret at not seeing his two children, Salah and Sham, grow up, nor being reunited with his wife, Bayan. A familiar figure at Al Jazeera, the 28-year-old was killed Sunday evening in what the Qatari channel described as a targeted Israeli strike on a tent sheltering journalists in front of the al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. Four of his colleagues, correspondent Mohammad Qreiqeh and cameramen Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammad Noufal and Moamen Aliwa, as well as freelance photojournalist Mohammad al-Khaldi, who worked for local media, also perished, bringing the toll of the attack to six dead. For...
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