Israel 'kills Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al Sharif' and accuses him of leading Hamas cell

Israel says it killed a journalist from Al Jazeera, claiming he was in charge of a Hamas cell.

Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif, who reported extensively from northern Gaza for the Doha-based outlet, is understood to have been killed in a targeted attack, according to the director of the al-Shifa hospital.

The 28-year-old correspondent was inside a tent for journalists outside the main gate of the hospital when it was hit, killing him and three colleagues. It comes after Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu 'completely lost it' with angry response to Keir Starmer.

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Mohammed Qreiqeh, another correspondent, and camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal were also killed.

In his last post on Twitter, which was shared shortly before his death, al-Sharif wrote that Gaza City was being bombarded with concentrated attacks, which are known as "fire belts".

He also shared a video in which Israeli bombs can be heard pounding the besieged city in the distance.

Israel shared a statement in which it announced its military had kiled al-Sharif, accusing him of being in charge of a Hamas cell. In this role, they said he was responsible for "advancing rocket attacks against Israeli civilians and troops".

They also claim to have "unequivocal proof" of his involvement.

It comes days after Israel warned Palestinians in Gaza City they have less than two months to evacuate before it launches a full-scale military occupation.

Their plan, approved on Thursday night by the nation's security cabinet, will see a deadline of October 7 set for a million people to flee before soldiers roll in. But Israel's plan to re-occupy Gaza is “deeply alarming” and could lead to "catastrophic consequences”, the UN declared.

The evacuation deadline is set for the two-year anniversary of the Hamas massacre that kick-off the war back in 2023. Benjamin Netanyahu’s government said the move, which will order the population to move to the south of the Strip before commencing its assault, is one of liberation.

Netanyahu told Fox News on Thursday: “We intend to, in order to ensure our security, remove Hamas there, and to pass it to civilian governance that is not Hamas and not anyone advocating the destruction of Israel. We want to liberate ourselves and liberate the people of Gaza from the awful terror of Hamas.”

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