Al Jazeera confirmed that the outlet's Arabic correspondent, Anas al-Sharif, has been killed by an Israeli strike in Gaza City.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) also confirmed his death in a statement to Newsweek , saying "the IDF struck the terrorist Anas Al-Sharif, who posed as a journalist for the Al Jazeera network."

Why It Matters

Reporting from Gaza has grown increasingly dangerous, with Reporters Without Borders saying the Israeli army has killed more than 200 journalists since the war began on October 7, 2023.

Last year marked a record number of journalists killed worldwide, with the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) identifying that nearly 70 percent of those killed were from Israeli fire . Many journalists have left Gaza because of safety and health concerns.

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