Al Jazeera journalists’ deaths spur protests as IDF levels fresh accusations

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00:00A well-known Al Jazeera journalist's death, along with four of his colleagues in an Israeli airstrike,

00:06is spurring fresh accusations, worldwide protests, and international condemnation.

00:13Israel says it targeted and killed Anas al-Sharif Sunday,

00:17accusing him of leading a Hamas terror cell for more than a decade,

00:21adding he worked under the guise of being a journalist.

00:24Now, Israel Defense Forces says it has evidence he also received a salary

00:29from the terror group, as first reported by the Times of Israel,

00:33and confirmed by an Israeli military spokesperson on social media.

00:37The IDF also says, while serving as head of the Hamas terror cell,

00:41that he advanced rocket attacks on Israeli civilians and troops.

00:45Officials displayed reported documents backing their claims,

00:48including a filing showing al-Sharif on the Hamas payroll,

00:52with a salary of $200 a month back in 2017.

00:55The spokesperson says this is just a small portion of the documents they have on al-Sharif.

01:02Al Jazeera and al-Sharif, before his death, denied the accusations leveled by Israel

01:07and contend the claims lack evidence.

01:10The news outlet calls al-Sharif one of the bravest journalists

01:13and his colleagues among the last remaining voices in Gaza.

01:17Seven people in total were killed in the Israeli airstrike outside a hospital

01:21in Gaza City on Sunday, including a freelance journalist.

01:25From the West Bank to Washington, D.C., protests have ensued

01:28as protesters and mourners demand accountability for the deadly airstrike.

01:33Fellow journalists have also condemned the killings, including CNN's Clarissa Ward.

01:37I just wanted to say, and I realize that it helps nobody,

01:40but I think I speak for a lot of Western journalists

01:43when I say that so many of us feel angry and outraged

01:49and powerless and ashamed.

01:54We are confronted with a stream of accusations from the IDF

02:00that seek to dehumanize our Palestinian colleagues,

02:03that seek to justify their killings.

02:05The United Nations also condemned Israel's actions

02:08and called it a grave breach of international and humanitarian law.

02:13The Committee to Protect Journalists reports

02:14that at least 186 journalists have been killed

02:18since Israel's war against Hamas began.

02:21Israel denies it deliberately targets journalists.

02:24Rather, it argues it targets terrorists disguised as journalists.

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