{"id":123388,"date":"2025-08-15T17:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T15:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=123388"},"modified":"2025-08-15T08:01:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T06:01:41","slug":"16-05-111","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=123388","title":{"rendered":"Mounting Evidence Reveals Al Jazeera \u2018Journalist\u2019 Anas Al-Sharif\u2019s Extensive Hamas Ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/Biuletyn\/img\/algem.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35%\"><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/08\/14\/mounting-evidence-reveals-al-jazeera-journalist-anas-al-sharifs-extensive-hamas-ties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mounting Evidence Reveals Al Jazeera \u2018Journalist\u2019 Anas Al-Sharif\u2019s Extensive Hamas Ties<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Ethan Kaufman<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025-08-13T000000Z_276676246_MT1NURPHO0003U6EPU_RTRMADP_3_GAZA-ALJAZEERA-JOURNALISTS-KILLED-1.jpg\" width=\"100%\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Journalists and media workers protest after Al-Jazeera personnel killed in Gaza, in Barcelona, Spain, Aug. 13, 2025. Photo: Marc Asensio\/NurPhoto via Reuters Connect<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Evidence has emerged that Anas al-Sharif, one of Al Jazeera Arabic\u2019s most prominent correspondents in Gaza, may have operated as a political operative for Hamas prior to and during the Palestinian terrorist group\u2019s ongoing war with Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Records and public footage indicate al-Sharif worked on a Hamas-linked media team before joining Al Jazeera, maintained ties with senior Hamas leadership, and was singled out by anti-Hamas protesters in March 2025 as part of the group\u2019s ruling establishment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The Israel Defense Forces claimed that al-Sharif, who was killed on Aug. 10 along with four colleagues in an Israeli airstrike near Gaza City\u2019s al-Shifa Hospital, was \u201cthe head of a Hamas terrorist cell and advanced rocket attacks on Israeli civilians and IDF troops.\u201d IDF international spokesman Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani added on X that Israel obtained intelligence showing al-Sharif was \u201can active Hamas military wing operative at the time of his elimination\u201d and even received a salary from the terrorist group.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1954652255199887516&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.algemeiner.com%2F2025%2F08%2F14%2Fmounting-evidence-reveals-al-jazeera-journalist-anas-al-sharifs-extensive-hamas-ties%2F&amp;sessionId=fb24822cc6e867e68453319daa035a306baa102a&amp;siteScreenName=Algemeiner&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" width=\"650\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1954652255199887516\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080;\">The IDF&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNOH7FLtsH5\/?img_index=9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">released photographs<\/a> it said showed him with Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar, Khalil al-Hayya, and others, as well as a guest at Hamas gatherings, including some before his current rise to prominence since 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1954900763932508536&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.algemeiner.com%2F2025%2F08%2F14%2Fmounting-evidence-reveals-al-jazeera-journalist-anas-al-sharifs-extensive-hamas-ties%2F&amp;sessionId=fb24822cc6e867e68453319daa035a306baa102a&amp;siteScreenName=Algemeiner&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" width=\"650\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1954900763932508536\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c6200wnez73o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC noted<\/a>&nbsp;that al-Sharif had worked directly on a Hamas-affiliated media team before the war. This background helped position him to become one of Al Jazeera\u2019s most recognizable Gaza correspondents, ultimately earning him the moniker \u201cThe Voice of Gaza\u201d on the network.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">According to recently surfaced&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AJCase.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">court documents<\/a>, al-Sharif allegedly praised Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, the day the terrorist group invaded southern Israel, killed 1,200 people, and kidnapped 251 hostages while perpetrating widespread sexual violence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cNine hours and the heroes [of Hamas\u2019s Qassam Brigades and other fighters] are still roaming through the houses [of Israelis] killing and capturing,\u201d he allegedly said in a pro-Hamas Telegram group. \u201cGod, God, how great they are!\u201d The post has been widely circulated in pro-Israel media, although&nbsp;<em>The Algemeiner<\/em>&nbsp;could not independently confirm its authenticity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">During&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/05\/21\/hamas-out-new-round-palestinian-protests-erupt-gaza-against-ruling-terror-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anti-Hamas protests<\/a>&nbsp;in March 2025, video from northern Gaza showed demonstrators calling on al-Sharif by name while they were denouncing Hamas leaders. Protesters outside the al-Shifa hospital also criticized al-Sharif and Al Jazeera for what they described as a refusal to cover the outbreak of grassroots demonstrations across the enclave, with&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/jamestown.org\/program\/brief-how-hamass-degradation-opened-space-for-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slogans including<\/a> \u201cHamas, out!\u201d and \u201cHey, hey, Hamas are terrorists.\u201d As a major protest commenced outside, al-Sharif and his team remained inside the hospital, refusing to give the demonstrations airtime \u2014 a decision critics said aligned with Al Jazeera\u2019s narrative that Hamas retained popular support and <\/span>legitimacy.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-4\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-4&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1954700529751461925&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.algemeiner.com%2F2025%2F08%2F14%2Fmounting-evidence-reveals-al-jazeera-journalist-anas-al-sharifs-extensive-hamas-ties%2F&amp;sessionId=fb24822cc6e867e68453319daa035a306baa102a&amp;siteScreenName=Algemeiner&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" width=\"650\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1954700529751461925\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Al Jazeera correspondents have previously received privileged access to Hamas military infrastructure. In one case, correspondent Mustafa Ashour was&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/warfareanalysis\/status\/1924959912381317386\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">granted an exclusive tour<\/a>&nbsp;of Hamas\u2019s tunnels alongside military commanders \u2014 access denied to other media.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Other Gaza-based reporters, including Hussam Shabat, have been killed by Israeli strikes that the IDF says targeted militants with dual media roles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Open-source social media accounts have circulated claims from a Gaza Telegram channel allegedly affiliated with the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NiohBerg\/status\/1954850433685438850\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">urging residents<\/a>&nbsp;not to mourn al-Sharif, alleging he had provided internal security with information on anti-Hamas dissidents for arrest or elimination. While no corroborating evidence has yet been made public, the practice has precedent: In March 2020, journalist Hind Khoudary&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/04\/10\/world\/middleeast\/rami-aman-palestinian-activist-arrested.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">publicly doxxed<\/a>&nbsp;peace activist Rami Aman to Hamas officials after he participated in a Zoom call with Israelis. A man was later arrested and tortured by Hamas internal security. Khoudary has gone on to work for Al Jazeera English since the start of the war.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In one of his last statements, al-Sharif&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/omar1393omar\/status\/1954782222315057233\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appeared to criticize<\/a>&nbsp;Hamas negotiators,&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NaseerSourani\/status\/1954779545229283742\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saying they bore<\/a>&nbsp;partial responsibility for the worsening situation in northern Gaza.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">International outlets including the BBC, CNN, and Sky News condemned the killing as part of what they described as Israel\u2019s pattern of targeting journalists. Israel maintains that al-Sharif was a legitimate military target due to his alleged operational role in Hamas.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><em>Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion&#8217;68,<\/em><em><br \/>\nani te\u017c webmastera Blogu Reunion&#8217;68, chyba ze jest to wyra\u017anie zaznaczone.<br \/>\nTwoje uwagi, linki, w\u0142asne artyku\u0142y lub wiadomo\u015bci prze\u015blij na adres:<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"mailto:webmaster@reunion68.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">webmaster@reunion68.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>. Mounting Evidence Reveals Al Jazeera \u2018Journalist\u2019 Anas Al-Sharif\u2019s Extensive Hamas Ties Ethan Kaufman Journalists and media workers protest after Al-Jazeera personnel killed in Gaza, in Barcelona, Spain, Aug. 13, 2025. Photo: Marc Asensio\/NurPhoto via Reuters Connect Evidence has emerged that Anas al-Sharif, one of Al Jazeera Arabic\u2019s most prominent correspondents in Gaza, may have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[33,24],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123388"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=123388"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":123414,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123388\/revisions\/123414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=123388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=123388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=123388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}