Al Jazeera Media Network is mourning and condemning the Sunday-night killing of four of its journalists by an Israeli strike in Gaza City.

The network said correspondents Anas Al-Sharif and Mohammed Qraiqea , along with photographers Ibrahim Al Thaher and Mohamed Nofal , died in the strike, which took place while they were stationed opposite the Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza.

CNN reported that the Israeli military confirmed the strike , which they claimed was aimed at taking out Al-Sharif, who they alleged had a “military affiliation to Hamas,” courtesy of documents they found in Gaza.

However, Al Jazeera denied those claims and, in a statement, said it condemned the “heinous crimes and the ongoing attempts by Israeli authorities to silence the truth.” The media network add

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