Moamen Aliwa
Killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting a press tent used by journalists in Gaza City.
On Sunday, while working with four Al Jazeera colleagues outside the main gate of a hospital in Gaza City, Moamen Aliwa was killed when Israeli warplanes launched a precision strike on their marked press tent. The tent had been in the same place for weeks, widely known as a media hub, and eyewitnesses confirmed there was no active fighting or military targets in the vicinity. The Israeli military acknowledged carrying out the attack, alleging without evidence that one of the journalists present was a Hamas operative. International press freedom groups denounced the strike as part of a pattern of deliberate targeting of journalists in Gaza. Aliwa died instantly in the blast, along with the other four Al Jazeera staff present.
Biography
Moamen Aliwa was a Palestinian camera operator for Al Jazeera in Gaza, dedicated to capturing frontline images of the war and its devastating humanitarian consequences. Working in one of the most dangerous environments in the world for journalists, he collaborated closely with fellow reporters and technical staff to document the daily realities of life under siege. His visual work brought global attention to the plight of civilians in Gaza, often at great personal risk.
As an Al Jazeera camera operator, Moamen Aliwa’s role was vital in bringing visual truth from Gaza’s war zones to international audiences. He worked alongside correspondents, fellow cameramen, and technicians to produce high-quality footage from hospitals, bombed neighborhoods, refugee camps, and aid distribution sites. His work was not only technical but also deeply human, capturing the faces, voices, and struggles of Palestinians enduring bombardment, displacement, and starvation. Friends and colleagues knew him as a professional who never hesitated to step into dangerous areas if it meant telling the story accurately. On the day of his death, Aliwa was part of a press team stationed in what should have been a safe location for journalists — a clearly marked tent outside a hospital in Gaza City. That location would tragically become the site of a targeted strike.
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Al Jazeera said two of its correspondents, including a prominent reporter, and three cameramen were killed in an Israeli strike on their tent in Gaza City on Sunday. The Israeli military admitted in a statement to targeting Anas al-Sharif, the reporter it labelled as a "terrorist" affiliated with Hamas. The attack was the latest to see journalists targeted in the 22-month war in Gaza, with around 200 media workers killed over the course of the conflict, according to media watchdogs. "Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif has been killed alongside four colleagues in a targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists in Gaza City," the Qatar-based broadcaster said. "Al-Sharif, 28, was killed on Sunday after a tent for journalists outside the main gate of the hospital was hit. The well-known Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent reportedly extensively from northern Gaza."1 daily-sun.com Open source
Israeli forces have killed five journalists working for Al Jazeera, among them the prominent reporter Anas Al-Sharif, sparking global outrage over the targeting of media workers. The killing has been condemned by the network, which called it a "desperate attempt to silence the voices exposing the impending seizure and occupation of Gaza". The Committee to Protect Journalists also called for accountability, and the National Press Club demanded an inquiry into the killings. On Monday morning, Israeli forces killed at least 10 Palestinians in Khan Younis and Gaza City. Some of the attacks hit tents housing displaced families. The latest developments come as Australia declared its plan to recognise a Palestinian state.2 newarab.com Open source
On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel would move to “evacuate” and seize Gaza City “fairly quickly” and “complete the job.” These statements coincided with an Israeli airstrike that deliberately killed six journalists in Gaza City aimed at silencing coverage of war crimes being carried out against the Palestinian population. Speaking after a meeting of Israel’s security cabinet, Netanyahu defended the approved plan that envisions the forced removal of all Palestinians from Gaza City and surrounding refugee camps in the central part of the Strip. According to reports in the Washington Post, the prime minister presented the scheme as a matter of national security, insisting that Israel will ultimately “assume paramount security responsibility for Gaza” while transferring day-to-day governance to what he described as “an unspecified third party that will neither be Hamas nor the Palestinian Authority.”3 wsws.org Open source