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"If you read this, I'm dead"! The chilling final post of the murdered Al Jazeera journalist

2025-08-11 13:30:48Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Anas Al Sharif

Anas Al Sharif, one of Al Jazeera's most prominent journalists in Gaza, was killed along with four colleagues in an Israeli airstrike - hours after leaving behind a will on social media.

The attack and its targets, five Al Jazeera staff members: Correspondent Al Sharif, reporter Mohammed Qreiqeh, and cameramen Ibrahim Zaher, Moamen Aliwa, and Mohammed Noufal, died when an Israeli missile struck a journalists' tent in front of Gaza City's Al Shifa Medical Complex on Sunday.

While reporting live on the news, an Al Jazeera presenter appeared to hold back tears while reporting the deaths. The network called it a “targeted killing” and one of the deadliest incidents for the network since the war began nearly two years ago.

The Israeli military confirmed the attack, accusing Al Sharif of being a Hamas operative who led a militant cell and advanced rocket attacks. The IDF said intelligence documents from Gaza linked him to the group. The Palestinian Journalists' Union condemned the killings as an "assassination" and press freedom groups called for an independent investigation.

A voice from Jabalia

Al Sharif, 28, grew up in the Jabalia refugee camp and became known for his frontline reporting from northern Gaza. Hours before his death, he posted footage of Israeli strikes nearby.

In a pre-written social media post published after his assassination, he called it his "last will and testament," saying: "If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice."

He called on the residents of Gaza not to remain silent and asked that his family, including a little girl he had not seen grow up, take care of him.

Press freedom and the media vacuum in Gaza

With foreign journalists largely barred from Gaza without Israeli military escort, local journalists like Al Sharif have been at the center of global coverage. More than 200 journalists have been killed there since the war began, according to press freedom groups.

The Committee to Protect Journalists warned that labeling journalists as militants without public evidence “raises serious questions” about Israel’s respect for press freedom.

Reporters Without Borders and the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate called the attack a "bloody crime" and called for an independent investigation, warning that the deaths of the remaining journalists in Gaza further undermine transparency in a conflict that is already raging beyond any external scrutiny.


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