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 added that it was calling on “ the international community and all relevant organizations to take decisive measures to halt this ongoing genocide and end the deliberate targeting of journalists.”

Committee to Protect Journalists regional director Sara Qudah also condemned the killings of the Al Jazeera journalists, saying, “Israel wiped out an entire news crew. It has made no claims that any of the other journalists were terrorists. That’s murder. Plain and simple.”

This is not the first time Al Jazeera journalists have died due to Israeli action while on duty in Gaza. In August 2024, Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent Ismail Al-Ghoul and his cameraman, Rami Al-Rifi, were killed during an Israeli air attack on Gaza City.

Al Jazeera Media Network issued a statement in response to the killing of its journalists, saying it was a “targeted assassination” by Israeli forces and pledging to “pursue all legal actions to prosecute the perpetrators of these crimes.”

CPJ noted that so far, more than 190 journalists and media workers have been killed since the conflict between Israel and Hamas began in 2023.

Also killed in the Sunday-night strike was Mohammad al-Khaldi, a local freelance reporter.