A prominent Al Jazeera journalist, who had previously been threatened by Israel, was killed along with four colleagues in an Israeli airstrike in an attack condemned by journalists and rights groups.

Al Jazeera correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh and camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal have been killed in a targeted Israeli strike on a tent housing journalists in Gaza City. Also killed were freelance cameraman Momen Aliwa and freelance journalist Mohammed al-Khalidi.

Israel and Qatar, which backs Al Jazeera and has hosted Hamas leaders, have long had a relationship marked by both public hostility and quiet collaboration.