Al Jazeera correspondents among journalists killed in Gaza City air strike

Al Jazeera accuses Israel of assassinating reporter Anas al-Sharif, killed in Gaza strike alongside colleague and six others

Anas al-Sharif has been killed in what Al Jazeera described as a ‘targeted assassination’ (Al Jazeera via AP)

Israel’s military has targeted a prominent Al Jazeera correspondent with an air strike, killing him, another journalist and at least six other people.

Anas al-Sharif and his Al Jazeera colleague Mohamed Qureiqa were among those killed while sheltering outside the Gaza City Hospital complex late on Sunday.