Al Jazeera journalists killed in Gaza again. Who will bear witness?
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 11 August 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Five Al Jazeera journalists, including correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh, were killed in an Israeli strike on a press tent in Gaza. They had lived the story they told, from hunger and displacement to the relentless bombardment. As Israel plans to seize Gaza City, what will the world lose without the ears and eyes who bore witness from inside?
In this episode:
- Mohamed Moawad (@moawady), Managing Editor, Al Jazeera Arabic
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Noor Wazwaz, Sarí el-Khalili, Amy Walters, Sonia Bhagat, and Diana Ferrero, with Melanie Marich, Chloe K Li, Kisaa Zehra, Manny Panaretos, Nadia Hammouri and guest host, Kevin Hirten. It was edited by Kylene Kiang and Sarí el-Khalili.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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| 0:38.3 | Yeah. Al Jazeera Podcasts. Today, an Israeli strike targeted our colleagues in Gaza. |
| 0:46.3 | Five, yes, five Al Jazeera journalists have been murdered in a targeted Israeli strike. |
| 0:51.3 | Anas al-Sharifarif, Muhammad, Muhammad Kaika, cameraman Ibrahim Zafar, |
| 0:55.0 | and Maaman Aliwa, and assistant Muhammad Nafar were killed. |
| 0:59.7 | As Israel plans to take over Gaza, what future is there for reporting at this critical time? |
| 1:08.3 | I'm Kevin Horton, and this is The Take. |
| 1:28.3 | This is Mohamed Mawad. I'm the managing editor of Al Jazeera. I join you guys from D.C., Washington, D.C. today. Okay, Muhammad, welcome back to the take. Now, it's a very sad day here at Al Jazeera. We've lost |
| 1:33.9 | five colleagues targeted by Israel. Now, the most well-known was Anas al-Sharif, who for nearly |
| 1:40.7 | two years has become the face of Al Jazeera's coverage in Gaza City. |
| 1:45.4 | I know you worked with him very closely. |
| 1:47.7 | So with a heavy heart, can you just start by telling us a bit about him? |
| 1:52.2 | He'd love to speak about Anisee Sharif and Muhammad Krakha together, |
| 1:57.2 | because really they were together from the beginning of this coverage. |
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