Anas Al-Sharif became the face of the war in Gaza for millions. Then Israel killed him

[Right_in_Virginia]

Anas Al-Sharif became the face of the war in Gaza for millions. Then Israel killed him
CNN, Aug 12, 2025

As a ceasefire in Gaza took hold in January, Anas Al-Sharif began removing his protective gear live on television, piece by piece, while a jubilant crowd cheered, hoping the day marked the end of the suffering of 2 million Palestinians in the enclave.

Nearly seven months later, Israel killed the Al Jazeera journalist and four of his colleagues in a strike in Gaza City.

One of the most well-known Palestinian journalists in Gaza – and one of dozens to be killed by Israel during the war – Al-Sharif’s death has ignited international condemnation and calls for accountability.

The 28-year-old rose to prominence as the face of the Gaza story for millions while Israel has blocked international media outlets from accessing the territory. Little known before the war, he quickly turned into a household name in the Arab world for his daily coverage of the conflict and its humanitarian toll.

His reports provided first-hand accounts of critical moments in the conflict, including the short-lived ceasefires in the territory, the release of Israeli hostages and harrowing stories of the starvation that have shocked the world.

Al Jazeera recruited Al-Sharif in December 2023 after his social media footage of Israeli strikes in his hometown of Jabalya went viral. Then a professional cameraman, he was initially reluctant to appear on air but was persuaded by colleagues to front his reports, an experience he called “indescribable.”


More:  https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/11/middleeast/anas-al-sharif-al-jazeera-reporter-intl

[Wingnut]

Fake Journalist. One less Hamas in the world.  That is a good thing.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Opinion | Israel's Targeting of Palestinian Reporters in Gaza Isn't Collateral Damage. It's Strategy
Haaretz, Aug 12, 2025

From the outset of Israel's war on Gaza, it was clear that the assault was being waged not only against buildings and bodies, but also against facts and the people who bring them to light. Alongside relentless bombing, starvation and mass displacement, Israeli authorities enforced an information blackout, barring foreign journalists from entering Gaza while targeting local Palestinian reporters who remain.

This is not collateral damage; it is a strategy.

The latest example is killing Anas al-Sharif, a well-known Al Jazeera correspondent in an Israeli airstrike. Anas was armed only with a camera and the determination to document the war's toll on civilians. In the eyes of the Israeli occupation, that made him a "dangerous man." The truth he carried was more threatening than any weapon.

By closing Gaza to international media, Israel controls the narrative. On the ground, it treats Palestinian journalists not as neutral observers protected by international law, but as legitimate targets. The intention is clear: If you silence the witnesses, you can reshape history.

According to Reporters Without Borders and the Committee to Protect Journalists, around two hundred journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza since October 2023. This is the deadliest conflict for journalists in modern history. The pattern is unmistakable: Journalists are not dying in random crossfire; they are being killed while doing their jobs, often while clearly identified as press.

Israel routinely defends these killings with unsubstantiated claims that the victims were terror operatives in disguise. Regardless of whether these allegations withstand scrutiny, they reliably serve their purpose: To provide a public relations shield for actions that violate the very core of the Geneva Conventions.


More: 
https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025-08-12/ty-article-opinion/.premium/israels-targeting-of-palestinian-reporters-in-gaza-isnt-collateral-damage-its-strategy/00000198-996c-dff4-a39e-b9ff5f2f0000

[Wingnut]

CNN says Israel should have asked The Al Jihadist network to fire him, not kill him.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Much of the world is questioning why the most moral military in the world did not arrest him and try him for aiding and abetting.  They had no trouble finding him.

[mountaineer]

Not a problem.

[Wingnut]

Not a problem.

Just to a certain obtuse lawn flamingo.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Just to a certain obtuse lawn flamingo.

Whatever helps you sleep nights. ... 

[Right_in_Virginia]

Opinion | Israel's Targeting of Palestinian Reporters in Gaza Isn't Collateral Damage. It's Strategy
Haaretz, Aug 12, 2025

From the outset of Israel's war on Gaza, it was clear that the assault was being waged not only against buildings and bodies, but also against facts and the people who bring them to light. Alongside relentless bombing, starvation and mass displacement, Israeli authorities enforced an information blackout, barring foreign journalists from entering Gaza while targeting local Palestinian reporters who remain.

This is not collateral damage; it is a strategy.

The latest example is killing Anas al-Sharif, a well-known Al Jazeera correspondent in an Israeli airstrike. Anas was armed only with a camera and the determination to document the war's toll on civilians. In the eyes of the Israeli occupation, that made him a "dangerous man." The truth he carried was more threatening than any weapon.

By closing Gaza to international media, Israel controls the narrative. On the ground, it treats Palestinian journalists not as neutral observers protected by international law, but as legitimate targets. The intention is clear: If you silence the witnesses, you can reshape history.

More:
https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025-08-12/ty-article-opinion/.premium/israels-targeting-of-palestinian-reporters-in-gaza-isnt-collateral-damage-its-strategy/00000198-996c-dff4-a39e-b9ff5f2f0000

Not a problem.

[mountaineer]

Poor widdle "journalist." He celebrated the brutality of Oct. 7, 2023. He was Hamas.

https://twitter.com/HilzFuld/status/1954982119454765253

https://twitter.com/brianlilley/status/1955005883580063988

[Timber Rattler]

Pffft!  This Pali was no reporter.  He was the leader of a Hamas terrorist cell and got exactly what was coming to him.

[DefiantMassRINO]

Nobody made Gazans kidnap and murder a 9-month old baby on October 7, 2023.

Israelis withdrew from Gaza in August, 2005.  Since then, Gazans have continually chosen death and destruction over peace and prosperity.

Hamas is able to operate in Gaza because its residents are complicit with Hamas' goal to destroy Israel and kill Jews.

The Israeli's mistake in Gaza is not going full Dresden on Day 1.

This is the forgotten face of the Gaza conflict:

[berdie]

Even if this guy weren't Hamas...journalists aren't immune from attacks during a war. There have been many killed "in the trenches".

[Wingnut]

Whatever helps you sleep nights. ... 

I count dead Hamas. Not sheep.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Even if this guy weren't Hamas...journalists aren't immune from attacks during a war. There have been many killed "in the trenches".

@berdie

There are specific provisions in international law to protect humanitarian workers and journalists during armed conflict. Under Article 79 of Additional Protocol I of the Geneva Conventions, which codifies a customary rule, journalists in war zones must be treated as civilians and protected as such, provided they play no part in the hostilities.

If Israel truly believed this journalist was a member of Hamas (isn't everyone?),  rather than targeting him with a smart bomb, arrest him, try him, and punish him accordingly.  All Israel is doing with this murder is further convincing the world that it is a lawless member of the global community.

But, recently it sure seems that Israel has become hellbent on diminishing itself.   

[berdie]

@berdie

There are specific provisions in international law to protect humanitarian workers and journalists during armed conflict. Under Article 79 of Additional Protocol I of the Geneva Conventions, which codifies a customary rule, journalists in war zones must be treated as civilians and protected as such, provided they play no part in the hostilities.

If Israel truly believed this journalist was a member of Hamas (isn't everyone?),  rather than targeting him with a smart bomb, arrest him, try him, and punish him accordingly.  All Israel is doing with this murder is further convincing the world that it is a lawless member of the global community.

But, recently it sure seems that Israel has become hellbent on diminishing itself.   

Whatever the Conventions say...it is impossible to protect people in a war zone. Be they journalists, humanitarians or civilians.

Let's face it...the only people "of the world" think are lawless are the people of Israel. Hamas some how escapes that branding.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Whatever the Conventions say...it is impossible to protect people in a war zone. Be they journalists, humanitarians or civilians.

Except Israel has responded to the accusations that this kill was deliberate by publishing photos of the journalist talking to members of Hamas.  This tells me Israel wasn't denying the kill, but trying to justify it.

Let's face it...the only people "of the world" think are lawless are the people of Israel. Hamas some how escapes that branding.

I'm all for making Hamas eligible for the same branding scale as applied to Israel.  So, let's ask the UN to christen Palestine a nation state and see how it goes.

[cato potatoe]

But, recently it sure seems that Israel has become hellbent on diminishing itself.   

It isn't just their leadership either.  Their society has been radicalized in recent years.  For example, a Penn State poll showed 47% of Israeli jews support genocide, 56% support expelling arab citizens of Israel, 66% believe Amalek exists today, 82% support ethnic cleansing of Gaza.  And who is going to save them from destroying themselves?  Our dispensationalist preacher/ambassador is running cover for GHF and our House speaker just visited the west bank to check on the red heifer apocalypse.

[Timber Rattler]

For example, a Penn State poll showed 47% of Israeli jews support genocide,

Utter BS.

 

[240B]

Except Israel has responded to the accusations that this kill was deliberate by publishing photos of the journalist talking to members of Hamas.  This tells me Israel wasn't denying the kill, but trying to justify it.

I'm all for making Hamas eligible for the same branding scale as applied to Israel.  So, let's ask the UN to christen Palestine a nation state and see how it goes.

What is "Palestine"? What are the borders of Palestine and how were they created? Who was the first king of Palestine?
Historically there is no nation state of Palestine. Palestine was created as a Roman province (and included Jordan) which was later controlled by Great Britain.

[Right_in_Virginia]

[...] And who is going to save them from destroying themselves?  Our dispensationalist preacher/ambassador is running cover for GHF and our House speaker just visited the west bank to check on the red heifer apocalypse.

And while in the West Bank, the US Speaker of the House (2 heartbeats from the oval office) proclaimed (again) that the United States has to support Israel because the Bible tells us to.   

[Right_in_Virginia]

Historically there is no nation state of Palestine.

Historically there is no nation state of Israel.  The British Mandate included the Balfour Declaration, which supported establishing a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine. The UN obliged and created the nation state of Israel in Palestine in 1948.

The UN can do it all over again for the Arab Palestinians and create a nation state of Palestine for them.

Prior to 1948, the region that became the State of Israel was known as Palestine.

Before the State of Israel was established, the region's history included:

Ottoman Rule (1517-1917): Palestine was part of the Ottoman Empire for roughly 400 years.

British Mandate (1917-1948): After World War I and the Ottoman Empire's collapse, the League of Nations put the region under British control. The British Mandate included the Balfour Declaration, which supported establishing a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine.

Establishment of Israel (1948): On May 14, 1948, the State of Israel was established as the British Mandate ended.

https://www.pcrf.net/information-you-should-know/what-was-palestine-before-1948.html

[Hoodat]

Anas Al-Sharif became the face of the war in Gaza for millions.

Bullshit.

[Hoodat]

Much of the world is questioning why the most moral military in the world did not arrest him and try him for aiding and abetting.

Much of the world is questioning why Gazans would rather kill Jews than have their own Palestinian State.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Bullshit.

Take it up with the author of the article you quoted.   

[Hoodat]

Take it up with the author of the article you quoted.   

Expect lies to be challenged on this forum.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Much of the world is questioning why Gazans would rather kill Jews than have their own Palestinian State.

Much of the world does not see the Palestinians as motivated by the desire to kill Jews because they're Jews.

After 58 years, the Palestinian story is getting out --- their pictures are being seen, videos are available and their living conditions are being exposed.  Much of the world is starting to see the Palestinians as freedom fighters against a nuclear armed Goliath who has been torturing them for decades and is now ethnically cleansing what remains of them from their homeland.

This is a sea change in opinion for Israel and they should pay attention to this --- and try like hell to get this toothpaste back in the tube, if they still can.

[Timber Rattler]

After 58 years, the Palestinian story is getting out --- their pictures are being seen, videos are available and their living conditions are being exposed.  Much of the world is starting to see the Palestinians as freedom fighters against a nuclear armed Goliath who has been torturing them for decades and is now ethnically cleansing what remains of them from their homeland.

You're gone full Islamic terrorist I see.  So I have no doubt that you support the wanton slaughter, torture, and rapes that occurred on October 7, 2023...

However, THIS is the Palestinian story:





















Israel Gaza: Hamas raped and mutilated women on 7 October, BBC hears

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67629181

[Right_in_Virginia]

You're gone full Islamic terrorist I see. 

You see nothing, and that is the problem.  Your blind devotion to Israel will be her undoing.

Israel's justifications for this 58 year war have had a good run, but Israel's not only lost control of the message and visuals, they're worn out the world's support --- and that is stunning.  After Oct 7, the world backed away and gave Israel both a wide berth and whatever they needed to fight and defeat Hamas.

Yet, 22 months later, the hostages are still held captive and Israel's again escalating attacks on a territory they've already turned to rubble and filled with inhabitants without shelter and food --- after repeatedly also bombing at will Lebanon, Syria,  and Iran.

Israel is  now demanding that the world believe their blockade of aid to Gaza didn't contribute to starving children, that killing any adult male in Gaza without benefit of trial is perfectly okay --- and arguing that if a country wants to help the Palestinians they should take them in and hitch their wagon to Israel's ethnic cleansing star. 

As the PM of New Zealand said recently, "Netanyahu has lost the plot". 

Bibi is hemorrhaging support --- and you're encouraging him to bleed faster.

[verga]

@berdie

There are specific provisions in international law to protect humanitarian workers and journalists during armed conflict. Under Article 79 of Additional Protocol I of the Geneva Conventions, which codifies a customary rule, journalists in war zones must be treated as civilians and protected as such, provided they play no part in the hostilities.

If Israel truly believed this journalist was a member of Hamas (isn't everyone?),  rather than targeting him with a smart bomb, arrest him, try him, and punish him accordingly.  All Israel is doing with this murder is further convincing the world that it is a lawless member of the global community.

But, recently it sure seems that Israel has become hellbent on diminishing itself.   

He wasn't a journalist, that was his "cover" as a Hamas leader.

[Cyber Liberty]

Except Israel has responded to the accusations that this kill was deliberate by publishing photos of the journalist talking to members of Hamas.  This tells me Israel wasn't denying the kill, but trying to justify it.

I'm all for making Hamas eligible for the same branding scale as applied to Israel.  So, let's ask the UN to christen Palestine a nation state and see how it goes.

No.  There is no moral equivalence between Hamas and Israel.  Get that through your head.

[Right_in_Virginia]

No.  There is no moral equivalence between Hamas and Israel.  Get that through your head.

Get what through my head?  @Cyber Liberty

[Right_in_Virginia]

He wasn't a journalist, that was his "cover" as a Hamas leader.

Then Israel should have proved it in a court of law.  Otherwise it appears Israel's shooting fish in a barrel for the fun of it.  Forgetting Israel for a moment, is this what we want the US to embrace and support? @verga    

[Cyber Liberty]

Get what through my head?  @Cyber Liberty

Now you are being deliberately obtuse.  I was clear.

[Wingnut]

Now you are being deliberately obtuse.  I was clear.

You can't reason with Yard Flamingo's.

[verga]

Then Israel should have proved it in a court of law.  Otherwise it appears Israel's shooting fish in a barrel for the fun of it.  Forgetting Israel for a moment, is this what we want the US to embrace and support? @verga

Did you read the articles above? It was very clear he was not a journalist.

[Timber Rattler]

Your blind devotion to Israel will be her undoing.

And your blatant, pro-terrorist antisemitism will be yours.

[cato potatoe]

Utter BS.

The question was asked in this way:

"When conquering an enemy city, should the IDF act in a manner similar to the way the Israelites acted when they conquered Jericho under the leadership of Joshua, namely, to kill all its inhabitants?"

Were they to carry this out in Gaza, the history books would call it genocide. 

Israel is one of the most heavily surveyed countries, and you will also find surprising results from polls done prior to October 7.  The country used to be dominated by secular left-wing politics, but has moved in a very hawkish direction because of demographic changes.  In particular, the younger voters are more supportive of far right parties. 

[DefiantMassRINO]

Smoldering ash and ruins are less sympathetic to wussy Western bleeding-heart liberal eyes than crying babies and desperate mothers.

Where's the outcry for the starving Hamas hostages?

[Timber Rattler]

The country used to be dominated by secular left-wing politics, but has moved in a very hawkish direction because of demographic changes.  In particular, the younger voters are more supportive of far right parties.

Well, I would suggest hawkish direction of younger voters stems from the constant threats and attacks by Hamas and the other Iranian proxy terrorist organizations.

[verga]

The question was asked in this way:

"When conquering an enemy city, should the IDF act in a manner similar to the way the Israelites acted when they conquered Jericho under the leadership of Joshua, namely, to kill all its inhabitants?"

Were they to carry this out in Gaza, the history books would call it genocide. 

Israel is one of the most heavily surveyed countries, and you will also find surprising results from polls done prior to October 7.  The country used to be dominated by secular left-wing politics, but has moved in a very hawkish direction because of demographic changes.  In particular, the younger voters are more supportive of far right parties.

The history books are written by the winner, nott he vanquished.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Now you are being deliberately obtuse.  I was clear.

Apparently, you were not.  So, I respectfully ask again @Cyber Liberty ... What must I get through my head?  Thanks.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Did you read the articles above? It was very clear he was not a journalist.

How was it proven @verga ? 

[Cyber Liberty]

Apparently, you were not.  So, I respectfully ask again @Cyber Liberty ... What must I get through my head?  Thanks.

No, it was clear enough for a cave man to get it.   

[Right_in_Virginia]

No, it was clear enough for a cave man to get it.   

Still confused. 

Are you saying here ⬇️ there's no moral equivalency between the oppressor and the oppressed?  Or are you making a different point?

No.  There is no moral equivalence between Hamas and Israel.  Get that through your head.

[mountaineer]

These people oppressed no one, but the precious Palestinians slaughtered them anyway.

[Right_in_Virginia]

These people oppressed no one, but the precious Palestinians slaughtered them anyway.

But, this guy did; and herein is the problem: 

[Cyber Liberty]

Still confused. 

Are you saying here ⬇️ there's no moral equivalency between the oppressor and the oppressed?  Or are you making a different point?

That was my point precisely.  It is wrong to draw a moral equivalency between Israel and the group of savages that committed the atrocity of October 7th, and holds innocent hostages to this day. 

That includes the civilians caught in the crossfire.  That's the fault of Hamas, who force them to stay in the line of fire.  BTW, I don't believe the reports of casualties from Hamas, the UN nor from the fake press.  They have lied to us, to you and me both, too much for me to believe a word any of them say!

[Fishrrman]

RinVa claims:
"Much of the world does not see the Palestinians as motivated by the desire to kill Jews because they're Jews"

I do.

As far as this "dead journalism guy" goes, it's one less muslim in the world as far as I'm concerned. Works for me.

Sorry if you don't like this post.

[berdie]

Except Israel has responded to the accusations that this kill was deliberate by publishing photos of the journalist talking to members of Hamas.  This tells me Israel wasn't denying the kill, but trying to justify it.

I'm all for making Hamas eligible for the same branding scale as applied to Israel.  So, let's ask the UN to christen Palestine a nation state and see how it goes.

First, I have to admit, what the UN says means little to me @Right_in_Virginia .

But I will ask you what value you think there is in declaring them a nation state?  I tried to look on line and it seems there would be little changed. So why bless an area ruled by declared terrorists? It seems England, France and Canada are going to recognize the area as a  state. The only reasons I can think of for  this is to slap Israel and satisfy their large Muslim populations.

The Palistian area has had years and international funding to form a functioning, productive nation state. It seems that is not the goal. It's evidently easier to don the mantle of martyrs and terrorists. And please don't tell me because...Israel/Netanyahu.