An Israeli airstrike on the night of Aug. 10 hit a tent used as a press workspace outside Gaza City’s Al-Shifa Hospital, killing five Al Jazeera employees and at least one freelance reporter, according to the network and local medics. The dead include 28-year-old correspondent Anas al-Sharif—one of the most recognisable journalists covering the war—along with colleague Mohammed Qreiqeh and cameramen Ibrahim Zaher, Moamen Aliwa and Mohammed Noufal. The Israel Defense Forces said it deliberately targeted al-Sharif, asserting he headed a Hamas cell involved in rocket attacks on Israel. Al Jazeera, press-freedom groups and the United Nations rejected the claim, saying no credible evidence has been produced and calling the strike a direct assault on journalists’ protected status under international law. Al-Sharif had earlier reported receiving threats and was named in IDF posts weeks before his death. Condemnation came swiftly from the UN Human Rights Office, Secretary-General António Guterres and the Committee to Protect Journalists, which called the incident a “grave breach of international humanitarian law.” Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani also voiced concern. CPJ counts at least 186 journalists killed since the Gaza war began in October 2023, making it the deadliest conflict for the media on record. The strike highlights the escalating peril for the dwindling corps of reporters still working inside the besieged enclave as Israel signals a renewed offensive against Hamas nearly 22 months into the war.