Anas al‑Sharif: One Year Since the Killing
One year ago today, Israel killed Al Jazeera’s Anas al‑Sharif in a targeted drone strike in Gaza City. They struck a press tent. Cameras everywhere. Journalists inside.
Anas had already been threatened. Already pressured to leave Gaza. Already told he could escape if he stopped reporting. He refused. Four days later, Israel killed him — along with Mohammed Abu Sultan, Youssef Abu Daqa, Ahmed Abu Taha, and Mahmoud al‑Qudra. Five journalists wiped out in seconds.
His last message was: Gaza is being erased, and the world is pretending not to see.
A year later, the grief is still raw.
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