UN condemns targeted Israeli attack that killed five Al Jazeera journalists

The UN’s Human Rights Office condemned a targeted Israeli attack, which killed six journalists in Gaza and called a great violation of international law.

Five Al Jazeera journalist, including reporter Anas Al-Sharif, was killed on Sunday at Israeli air strike. Two people, including the publisher and free journalist, were killed.

Israel’s army said in the Sheriff that he was aiming for the Sheriff, claiming that he was “the head of a terrorist cell in Hamas” – Something Rejected by Sharif. Israel gave very little evidence.

The BBC understands that Şerif was doing some work with a Hamas media team in Gaza before the current clash.

In his social media duties before his death, he is heard criticizing journalist Hamas.

Media rights groups and countries, including Qatar, condemned the attack.

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s spokesman said the British government was “a great concern” and called for an independent investigation.

Speaking to journalists, Starmer’s official spokesman said that Israel should be able to work safely and report it without fear.

Şerif, Al Jazeera correspondent Muhammad Qreiqeh and cameraman Ibrahim Zahar, Muhammad Noufal and Moamen Aliwa’s funerals took place on Monday after the targeted missile strike in the tents in Gaza.

Reuters News Agency, Muhammad al-Khaldi’nin Al-Shifa Hospital by the medical officials who were killed by the sixth journalist killed during the strike reported. He said another person was killed in the attack.

The streets in Gaza were filed with crowds gathered for funeral ceremonies. Anas Al-Sharif was a household name with millions of followers.

Unlimited reporters strongly condemned what he calls a Media Freedom Group, the Sharif assassination.

The Foreign Press Association said he was angry with the targeted killing. The Israeli army has repeatedly tagged Palestinian journalists “as a militant without verifying evidence”.

Journalists Protection Committee (CPJ) said that he was horrified by the attack and that he could not provide evidence to support Israel’s claims against Şerif.

“Israel has a long -term, documented model that has been going on for a long time accusing journalists of being a terrorist without providing reliable evidence.”

The Israeli army claimed that there were documents in Gaza that confirmed that Sheriff belongs to Hamas.

They said that they were “staff cadres, lists of terrorist training courses, telephone indexes and salary documents”.

The only material published for the broadcast is apparently a section that is said to be a phone directory of the electronic paintings of the electronic paintings that list Hamas operators from the Northern Gaza Strip, which draw attention to injuries to HAMAS operators and a phone directory in the East Jabalia battalion.

The BBC cannot confirm these documents independently and did not see any evidence that Sheriff’s participation in the current war or an active member of Hamas.

No Israel statement has been made to kill all Al Jazeera news team.

CPJ, since the recording of this data in 1992, the most deadly period of journalists – at least 186 journalists have been killed since the beginning of the Israeli military attack in Gaza in October 2023.

The UN Human Rights Office should respect and protect all civilians, including Israeli journalists. ” He said.

Last month, BBC and three other news agencies – Reuters, AP and AFP – published A common expression that expresses For journalists in the Gaza Strip, “desperate concern” is increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families.

The Israeli government does not allow international news organizations, including the BBC, freely report to Gaza, so many sales rely on Gaza -based journalists for space coverage.

In the meantime, in Gaza, according to the Ministry of Health operated by Hamas, in the last 24 hours, including a child, five more nutrition died.

The Ministry of Health said that this has brought the total number of deaths, including 101 children, to 222.

The UN’s Humanitarian Relief Agency said on Friday, the amount of aid entering Gaza “people to meet the tremendous needs of the minimum need to meet” continues to be. Last month, UN -backed global food safety experts warned that “the worst case scenario is currently playing”.

Israel continued to deny that it was hunger in Gaza and accused UN agencies of not receiving and surrendering to the borders.

The UN’s Humanitarian Institution said it continued to see obstacles and delays while trying to get help from Israeli -controlled border regions.

Israel launched a response to the attack on Hamas on 7 October 2023 against Southern Israel, and about 1,200 people were killed and 251 people were hostage.

According to the Ministry of Health, 61,430 people were killed in Gaza as a result of Israel’s military campaign since then.