Funerals are being held for five Al Jazeera journalists, who were among seven people killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza City, according to the broadcaster

The Israeli military says it targeted 28-year-old correspondent Anas al-Sharif, alleging he had “served as the head of a terrorist cell” in Hamas, but has produced little evidence to support that claim

The BBC understands Sharif worked for a Hamas media team in Gaza before the current conflict – in some of his social media posts before his death, the journalist criticised Hamas

Al Jazeera called it a “targeted assassination”, and “another blatant and premeditated attack on press freedom”

Fellow correspondent Mohammed Qreiqeh, and camera operators Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa were also killed in the attack – as was freelance reporter Mohammad al-Khaldi

The UN condemned their killings as a “grave breach of international humanitarian law”, while the Committee to Protect Journalists says 186 journalists have now been killed since the start of Israel’s military offensive in Gaza in October 2023

The Israeli government does not allow international news organisations, including the BBC, into Gaza to report freely, so many outlets rely on Gaza-based reporters for coverage

Elsewhere, Australia will recognise a Palestinian state at the UN next month, following similar moves by the UK, France and Canada