Israeli strikes killed journalist Anas al-Sharif and four of his Al Jazeera colleagues, hospital officials and Israel's military confirmed.

Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif was killed in a targeted Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on Sunday, alongside four of his colleagues. Before his death, the 28-year-old had prepared a final message to be released posthumously.

The Israel Defense Forces made the allegation without proof. Al Jazeera and al-Sharif rebutted the accusations.

Al Jazeera journalist killed by Israel said he would 'only leave Gaza for paradise', his mother tells Middle East Eye

Al Jazeera confirmed that the outlet's Arabic correspondent, Anas al-Sharif, has been killed by an Israeli strike in Gaza City. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) also confirmed his death in a statement to Newsweek, saying "the IDF struck the terrorist Anas Al-Sharif, who posed as a journalist for the Al Jazeera network."

Al Jazeera Arabic journalist Anas Al-Sharif was killed in an Israeli strike on a tent in Gaza City, minutes after posting videos of the bombardment.

The Committee to Protect Journalists says it is pressing Israel to provide answers about why prominent Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif and others journalists were killed in an airstrike.

Pro-Palestinian protesters marched from the United Nations to Columbia University, where they joined students for a vigil for Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif, who was killed in Gaza by