Israeli strike kills journalists in Gaza

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🗓️ 11 August 2025

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Israel targeted a journalist tent in Gaza City, killing five Al Jazeera journalists Sunday, including prominent correspondent Anas al-Sharif. The Committee to Protect Journalists says at least 192 journalists have been killed since the start of the war nearly two years ago. Mohamed Moawad, Al Jazeera’s managing editor, joins us to talk about the loss of his colleagues.

And, President Trump took the unprecedented move on Monday of placing the Washington, D.C. police department under federal control and sending in National Guard troops to fight crime in the nation's capital, despite statistics showing violent crime declining 26% since last year. WAMU's Alex Koma details White House plans to use federal forces in D.C.

Then, Chipmakers Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices are selling advanced artificial intelligence chips to China, and national security experts have major concerns. The deal requires the two companies to pay 15% of chip sales revenue to the U.S. government. The Jamestown Foundation’s Peter Mattis explains more.

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0:45.5	It was a direct hit on a journalist, tent journalists as civilians, and to kill them in war as a war crime. Journalists in Gaza, reporting on Israeli airstrikes, became a victim of one themselves. It's Monday, August 11th, and this is here and now anytime from NPR and WBWR.
0:50.9	I'm Chris Bentley.
0:58.2	Today on the show, President Trump declared a public safety emergency in D.C. and took control of the local police force. What's really going on in Washington?
1:05.9	Also, Nvidia and advanced micro devices got permission to sell some chips to China by agreeing to pay the U.S. government 15% of what they make.
1:17.1	Some trade experts say that sounds an awful lot like an illegal export tax.
1:22.6	Others are wondering what happened to the national security concerns the government once cited about these chips.
1:27.8	There are a lot of cases where I think Trump's instinct to bargain and to press a hard deal is a useful mindset.
1:34.0	But when you're talking about something that has this kind of long-term ramifications, this is bigger than any deal.
1:40.8	Before we get to that, though, the Israeli military confirmed it targeted one of the most prominent journalists working in Gaza with an airstrike that killed five reporters in Gaza City yesterday.
1:53.7	Israel said Al Jazeera TV reporter Anas al-Sharif belonged to the military wing of Hamas, a claim that Al Jazeera and the Committee
2:02.6	to Protect Journalists, say, is unsubstantiated.
2:06.3	The Committee to Protect Journalists, by the way, says 192 journalists have been killed in Gaza
2:13.0	since the war began.
2:15.6	Mohamed Mawad is Al Jazeera's managing editor.
2:18.9	He worked with Al-Sharif, and he spoke to Scott Tong.
2:22.5	I'm very sorry, sir, for your loss.
2:24.5	You worked closely with all five journalists killed yesterday.
2:27.9	Anas Al-Sharif was one of the best known reporters in Gaza since the war began in October of
2:34.0	2003. What should we know about
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