One year on, Gaza mourns journalist Anas al-Sharif’s death

What the report says

On the first anniversary of Anas al-Sharif’s killing, Palestinians and press freedom advocates are remembering the Al Jazeera correspondent as a prominent voice documenting the human cost of the war in Gaza. Al Jazeera said he was born in 1996 in the Jabalya refugee camp and rose from cameraman to a widely known reporter through his coverage of Israeli bombardment and civilian suffering.

According to the publisher, al-Sharif was killed on August 10, 2025, in an Israeli air strike on a clearly marked press tent near Gaza City’s al-Shifa Hospital. The same attack also killed Al Jazeera staff members Mohammed Qreiqeh, Ibrahim Zahir and Mohammed Noufal. The report says the strike drew condemnation from UN experts and rights groups, and that his death has been cited as part of a broader pattern of violence against media workers in Gaza.

Al Jazeera also notes that 2025 was the deadliest year on record for journalists, with more than 300 journalists and media workers killed in Gaza since the war began in October 2023. The anniversary coverage includes memorial scenes in several countries and references a will recorded by al-Sharif before his death, in which he urged people not to forget Gaza. The remembrance underscores how the conflict has affected both civilians and the press, and why attacks on journalists remain a major international concern.