In a tragic escalation of violence, five Al Jazeera journalists, including prominent correspondent Anas al-Sharif, were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. The incident has sparked widespread condemnation, including from the UN, which decried the targeted attack. Al Jazeera mourns the loss of its staff and calls the killings an assassination by Israeli forces. Amid mounting tensions, Israel insists that one of the slain journalists was affiliated with Hamas, while global outrage grows over the perceived targeting of media personnel in conflict areas. As mourning crowds gather in Gaza, questions arise about the safety of journalists covering the ongoing conflict.