Israel’s military acknowledged carrying out an airstrike late Sunday that killed prominent Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif and four of his colleagues as they sheltered in a tent for reporters outside Gaza City’s Al-Shifa Hospital. Hospital officials said at least one other person also died in the blast, which flattened the blue-roofed press compound and damaged the hospital’s emergency entrance. The Israel Defense Forces said the 28-year-old journalist was a Hamas commander “posing as a reporter” and responsible for rocket attacks on Israeli civilians and troops. It released undated photos and alleged payroll documents but has not provided independent evidence. Al Jazeera rejected the accusation, calling the strike a “targeted assassination.” The UN Human Rights Office and press-freedom groups, including the Committee to Protect Journalists, condemned the attack as a grave breach of international humanitarian law and noted Israel’s pattern of labelling journalists as militants without proof. Those killed with al-Sharif were fellow correspondent Mohammed Qreiqeh and camera operators Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa. Al-Sharif, hailed by colleagues as “the voice of Gaza,” had won a Pulitzer Prize with a Reuters team last year and had publicly reported receiving death threats. His death brings the number of media workers killed in the 22-month Gaza war to roughly 186, according to CPJ, underscoring what researchers call the deadliest conflict for journalists on record.