Israel assassinated five journalists in a strike on Sunday, including Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh, among Gaza’s most recognisable faces, for their reporting on the war over the past 22 months. We look at what they meant to others trying to cover the conflict.
We also turn to the United States, where President Donald Trump has announced the deployment of 800 National Guard troops to Washington, DC.
Finally, we look ahead to the upcoming Alaska summit between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, with Ukrainian experts largely pessimistic about its potential outcomes.
In this essay, the writer recounts a meeting with Mohammed and Anas during our coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza, and how other journalists were in awe of them.
