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The UN Secretary -General Antonio Guterris condemns the murder of al -Jazira journalists on an Israeli gas blow, his representative said.
“The Secretary -General calls for independent and impartial research of these murders,” said the representative of Stefan Duzarik.
“From the beginning of the war, at least 242 journalists were killed in Gaza. The media journalists and media workers should be respectful, protected and allowed to do their work without fear and harassment, ”he adds.
Recall that five employees of the broadcasting body of the Doha, based in Doha, were killed in the early hours of Monday in the target Israeli strike.
Five men were Anas al-Sarif and Mohammed Kyurak, journalists of the Qatari television network, as well as two Ibrahim Zahater and Muhammad Nufali and one assistant, Lumon Ali.
Foreign journalists are not allowed to enter the rural strip since the beginning of the war. International media are based on Palestinian journalists who paid a high price in the conflict.
Al-Sarif was considered many as the “Gaza Voice” and gained popularity throughout the Arab world for his work, which covered the war in gas. They were mainly active in the northern part of the strip, mainly from the city of Gaza, where it covered everything, from raids in the Al -Sifa hospital to the Israeli land business and exclusion of assistance.
Israel accused him of being the “head of the terrorist nucleus” related to Hamas, but did not provide any evidence in support of his demand. After his death, the Israeli defense forces (IDF) were placed on X, claiming that al-Sarif was disguised as a journalist.
Al -jazira accused Israel of deliberate aiming at his journalists, referring to “desperate attempt to silence the voices that expose the impending occupation and owning of gas.”
The pedagogical authority also noted that al-Sarif was not his first journalist who was aiming and killed for his gas report, and urged Israel to provide “real information” in order to support his statements that his journalists were Hamas agents.
The IDF provided a sheet that claims to be the connection between al-Sarif and Hamas, which has been widely criticized on social networks, since people demand that Israeli officials provide irrefutable evidence.
Condemned Germany and Great Britain
Officials from Germany and the United Kingdom condemned the aiming and killing of the media workshop Israel.
The representative of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs Joseoof Handersham said that his government was amazed at the murder, adding that Israel has many questions to which it should give answers.
He emphasized that Israel should explain why he ignored the protected status of a journalist at whom he was aimed at and why the attack killed his colleagues.
The office of the British Prime Minister Cyrus Starmer said that he was seriously worried about repeated aiming on journalists in Gaza, claiming that journalists should not be aimed because they are fulfilling their duties.
Condemnation also by commission officials
The European Union condemned the murder of five news reporters on the gas network in the Al -Jazis news network, ”said Kaya Kalas, the head of the foreign policy of the European Union.
“The EU condemns the murder of five journalists of the al -jazzers into an air strike (from the Israeli army) in front of the al -Sidas hospital in the city of Gaza, including the Al -Jazzere Al Sarif,” said Kalas.
The EU took into account the statements of Israel, added Callas. “But in such cases, it is necessary to provide clear evidence regarding the rule of law in order to avoid journalists to be the goal.”
Kalas also called on Israel to allow the transfer of greater humanitarian aid in gas.
“Although help increases, the needs remain much larger. We urge Israel to allow more trucks to enter and improve the distribution of assistance. ”
The EU Commissioner also spoke about the murders on equality, readiness and crisis management of Hadia Lampib.
In a report on the platforms of social networks, Lamib said that she was told the “horror” of the murder of Al -Jazzir reporters.
“A direct blow to the freedom of the press. Since October 2023, at least 186 journalists were killed. Citizens must be protected, access to security, and the type is guaranteed. All“He added.
Katar condemnation
Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Katari Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Yassim Al -Tani accused Israel of the murder of journalists working in a broadcasting body based on a dohi.
In his statement, he said that Israel continues to “commit crimes beyond any imagination” and criticized the international community and its laws and structures for its inability to “stop this tragedy”.
The Prime Minister of Qatar and his leading diplomat emphasized that journalism is not a crime, at the same time emphasizing that deliberate targeting of journalists is a war crime.
Announcements by international organizations
The Department of Human Rights of the United Nations condemned the murder of the team of al -Sarif and al -jazyra, referring to the “serious violation of international humanitarian law.”
“Israel must respect and protect all civilians, including journalists,” he said in a post on social networks, noting that from October 2023 at least 242 Palestinian journalists were killed in Gaza.
“We call for immediate, safe and unhindered access to gas for all journalists,” the office added.
Journalists based on New York also issued an announcement of conviction after the attack.
In the post about X, the organization broke Israel for fatal air raid, without providing reliable evidence to verify its statements about its relationship with Hamas.
They also paid tribute to the journalistic work of Al Sarifa in the enclave.
There is no official reaction of Greece – Cyprus
By the time of writing this article, at 10:00 in the morning of the third, Greece and Cyprus, 24 hours after the event, which caused so many reactions around the world, the Greece of Greece and Cyprus.
Neither in the official announcements of the two governments, nor on the websites or social networks of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were any links, as in the case of other European governments and senior officials of the European Commission.
“Rare Caliber Journalist”
EURONEWS talked with a member of the senior administration of al-Jazira and a former colleague in al-Sarifa, who performed on the condition of anonymity due to the lack of permission to public comment.
He said that it was scary how “international public and media organizations continue to ensure impunity to Israeli crimes.”
“(Murder) is a test of the consciousness of the world, but before that it is a test of the consciousness of journalists around the world,” he said.
“Today it is very sad to see that some international media prefer to ignore his murder from the hands of a cruel regime and even reflect the Israeli narrative, which accuses him of heading the Hamas’s nucleus, once again without any evidence.”
He added that Israeli’s evidence was not reasonable, arguing that al-Sarifa duties forced him to work for long periods of time, sometimes exceeding 12 hours a day, which makes it almost impossible to “direct the terrorist nucleus” at the same time.
“Anas spent more than two years, almost constantly located on the stage of journalists, repeatedly appearing on television, somewhere from 10 to 15 years old, and during this period he had no other“ secret ”life,” he added.
They also talked about the journalistic integrity and accuracy of al-Sarif, about the functions that were known for entering the broadcasting organ.
“Anas al-Sarif arrived in al-Jaziru many years ago, initially as a researcher to control the events in gas, where he helped me a lot and my section,” he said.
“Since he jumped on television news and began to appear on the screen, no one was able to challenge the accuracy of any information that he transmitted. Thus, it was a model of a rare caliber journalist when falsification became widespread. ”
The former colleague of al-Sarifa says that he is a “shame” for those who claim to protect the truth about what he called “unreasonable accusations from the party that commits his crimes alive in the air.”