The stories, faces, and legacy of the six Al Jazeera reporters killed while documenting the war in Gaza
In recent years, the Gaza Strip has become one of the deadliest places in the world for journalists. According to The Guardian, Al Jazeera, and CNN, six members of Al Jazeera’s staff have been killed between 2024 and 2025, many while documenting the devastation of the conflict on the ground.
The most recent incident occurred on August 10, 2025. That day, a press tent set up near the main entrance of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City — a well-known media gathering point — was struck by an Israeli air raid. The explosion killed correspondent Anas Al-Sharif, journalist Mohammed Qreiqeh, cameramen Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal, and injured other crew members.
Eyewitnesses said the journalists were wearing clearly marked PRESS vests and helmets. Subsequent images showed the ground littered with cameras, tripods, and blood-stained notebooks.
These names join that of Hamza Al-Dahdouh, the son of Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief, killed in January 2024 by an Israeli drone strike while on a reporting mission in the south of the Strip.
The Qatari network described the attack as “a deliberate crime against press freedom,” calling for an international investigation. Organizations such as the Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders have also condemned the killings, stressing that Gaza has become a place where working as a journalist means accepting the likelihood of death.
The lives behind the names
Anas Jamal Mahmoud Al-Sharif (1996–2025)
Born on December 3, 1996, in Jabalia refugee camp, Anas graduated in mass communication from Al-Aqsa University. His voice and images had documented daily life in northern Gaza for years. In 2024, he won, together with Reuters, the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography. That same year, he received the Best Young Journalist in Palestine Award and Amnesty Australia’s Human Rights Defender Award. Orphaned of his father, killed in a 2024 attack, he was married and the father of two young children.
Mohammed Qreiqeh (c. 1992–2025)
A respected and passionate correspondent, he was born in Gaza City and lived in Shujayea. He graduated in journalism from the Islamic University of Gaza and was married with two children. His last report, filed just hours before his death, told the story of a displaced family sheltering in a school.
Ibrahim Zaher (c. 2000–2025)
A young cameraman from Jabalia refugee camp, he had a remarkable ability to capture images under extreme conditions. At just 25, he had already documented some of the most dramatic moments of the war, working tirelessly behind the lens.
Mohammed Noufal (c. 1996–2025)
Also a cameraman from Jabalia, he had lost his mother and a brother in an earlier bombing. Another brother, Ibrahim, works for Al Jazeera. His visual expertise and narrative sensitivity had made him a trusted figure among colleagues in the field.
Moamen Aliwa (circa 1990s – 2025)
Freelance cameraman and operator for Al Jazeera, present in the press tent set up outside Al-Shifa Hospital at the time of the attack.
Mohammad al-Khaldi († 2025)
Freelance journalist and photojournalist, he occasionally collaborated with local media in the Gaza Strip. He was severely injured during the Israeli attack on a press tent set up near Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. The injuries proved fatal: his death was confirmed the day after the attack, as announced by the civil defense and the hospital’s director.
