FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 11, 2025
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Washington, D.C. | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) condemns the targeted assasination of Al Jazeera journalist Anas al‑Sharif, known as “The Voice of Gaza,” and his colleagues Mohammed Qreiqea, Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal, and Moamen Aliwa after an Israeli strike hit the reporters’ tent outside Gaza City’s al‑Shifa Hospital. As Israel prepares for their most brutal offensive to take over Gaza City, the killing of journalists is an intolerable attack on truth itself.
At least 235 journalists and media workers have been murdered by Israel in Gaza since October 2023, making this the deadliest war for the press on record. Journalists are civilians. Targeting them is a crime against humanity.
“ADC mourns Anas al‑Sharif and the Al Jazeera journalists, and condemns this appalling, targeted killing—another example of Israel’s rogue actions that violate every measure of law and morality,” said ADC National Executive Director, Abed Ayoub. “Israel continues to manufacture lies to justify attacks on those who expose its crimes. The goal is clear: erase Gaza’s witnesses so there is no record of an unabated genocide on a besieged civilian population.”
Israel’s post‑strike lies follow a familiar script—smear first, justify later, and provide no credible evidence of its allegations. The military falsely claimed al‑Sharif “headed a Hamas cell.” That allegation has been repeatedly disputed by Al Jazeera and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression, Irene Khan, who warned weeks ago that such accusations were unsubstantiated and endangered his life.
For months, Gaza has been sealed off from independent international press; local journalists have become the world’s eyes and ears, and they are being executed one by one. The pattern is undeniable, and the responsibility is clear.
Anas never ceased his reporting duties even as the bombardment closed in. In his final message to be published in the event of his death, he wrote: “If my words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice.” He added, “God knows I have given everything I had, every ounce of strength, to be a voice and support for my people…” He prayed that his blood would be “a light that guides to freedom for my people and my family.”
ADC stands with Anas’ family, his colleagues, and every journalist who has been assassinated by Israel. We demand an independent international investigation; accountability for those who ordered and carried out this strike; immediate protection and access for the press; and an end to U.S. complicity that enables these rogue actions. The world does not need more statements—it needs action that stops the genocide and protects those who document it.
May Anas al‑Sharif and all who were killed rest in peace.