Global outrage mounts as funeral held for five journalists killed by Israel
Global outrage mounts as funeral held for five journalists killed by Israel
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Global outrage mounts as funeral held for five journalists killed by Israel
Malak A Tantesh in Gaza and Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem
Mon 11 Aug 2025 07.39 EDTThe Israel Defense Forces (IDF) admitted carrying out the attack, claiming Sharif was the leader of a Hamas cell responsible for rocket attacks against Israel – an allegation that Al Jazeera and Sharif had previously dismissed as baseless.
It was the first time during the war that Israel’s military has swiftly claimed responsibility after a journalist was killed in a strike.