‘Israeli’ army accuses journalist of ‘Hollywood’ fakery in Gaza starvation coverage

Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif, a correspondent for Al Jazeera, has issued a public statement condemning renewed threats and incitement by the ‘Israeli’ military over his reporting from war-torn Gaza.

In a post shared on his social media accounts, Al-Sharif wrote:

“Once again, the Israeli army spokesperson has launched a campaign of threats and incitement against me because of my work as a journalist with Al Jazeera.

I reaffirm: I, Anas Al-Sharif, am a journalist with no political affiliations. My only mission is to report the truth from the ground, as it is, without bias.

At a time when a deadly famine is ravaging Gaza, speaking the truth has become, in the eyes of the occupation, a threat.”

His statement comes in response to a post by Avichay Adraee, the Arabic-language spokesperson for the ‘Israeli’ army, who accused Al-Sharif of fabricating a report that recently went viral.

The footage showed Al-Sharif emotionally reporting live from outside a hospital in Gaza, where a woman fainted on camera, due to hunger, prompting the journalist to break down in tears.

Adraee dismissed the scene as staged, calling it a “Hollywood production - Gaza branch,” in a video posted to X.

He accused Al Jazeera of colluding with Hamas and referred to Al-Sharif’s tears as “crocodile tears,” claiming the moment was a “carefully planned shot.”

He also repeated a common narrative by ‘Israeli’ officials, blaming Hamas for Gaza’s suffering by alleging it “steals humanitarian aid,” while ignoring ‘Israel’s’ ongoing blockade that has largely halted aid entry.

Al-Sharif’s statement has sparked widespread support among journalists and human rights defenders who say the repeated targeting of reporters by ‘Israel’ is part of a broader campaign to suppress documentation of war crimes and the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza.