An Israeli airstrike targeted a tent housing journalists outside Gaza City's Al-Shifa Hospital on Sunday, killing Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif, 28, along with four other Al Jazeera staff members: reporter Mohammed Qreiqeh and camera operators Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal, and Moamen Aliwa.

Al-Shifa Hospital is a major medical center that has been largely destroyed over the past 22 months of conflict. Seven people were killed in total, including the five Al Jazeera staff and two bystanders.

In the moments before his death, al-Sharif posted a video on social media showing intense Israeli bombardment in Gaza City, warning of "fire belts" being used on the eastern and southern parts of the city. He had previously written a final message, expressing his sorrow for his family and his unwavering commitment to reporting the truth without distortion, stating he "never hesitated for a single day to convey the truth as it is."

Al Jazeera confirmed the deaths of its staff and condemned the strike, describing al-Sharif as a well-known and courageous reporter who had extensively covered northern Gaza. The network had recently denounced the Israeli military for a "campaign of incitement" against its reporters, including al-Sharif, who had been repeatedly threatened.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) also confirmed the strike, claiming al-Sharif was the head of a Hamas terrorist cell and responsible for advancing rocket attacks against Israeli civilians and military forces, citing intelligence and documents found in Gaza.

The IDF claimed the documents found in Gaza provided "unequivocal proof" of al-Sharif's military affiliation with Hamas. However, analysts and human rights groups have stated there is "zero evidence" of his involvement in hostilities, asserting his entire routine was reporting from the front lines.

The Committee to Protect Journalists and the UN have expressed grave concern, warning that such accusations are part of "campaign of incitement" and "smear campaign" to discredit journalists and justify their killing.

Al-Sharif, a graduate of Al-Aqsa University, was a prominent voice for Al Jazeera Arabic since the war began in October 2023.

The SpaceX Crew-10 mission successfully concluded with the splashdown of the Dragon capsule Endurance off the coast of California at 1533 UTC on Aug. 9. The crew, consisting of NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, were safely recovered by SpaceX's recovery ship MV Shannon after a 17.5-hour journey from the International Space Station(ISS).

The splashdown took place approximately 150 miles off the coast of Southern California, near Oceanside and San Diego, in the Pacific Ocean, marking the first time a NASA Commercial Crew Program mission has landed in the Pacific Ocean on the West Coast, following the earlier private Fram2 mission's splashdown in April 2025.

The shift in landing location was primarily due to SpaceX's decision to jettison the Dragon capsule's trunk after the deorbit burn, ensuring any debris would fall harmlessly into the Pacific Ocean, away from populated areas.

"From the entire Crew-10, thank you," radioed Dragon commander McClain, soon after splashdown Saturday. "It was truly the ride of a lifetime."

The hatches between the Crew-10 Dragon capsule Endurance and the ISS closed at 2020 UTC on Aug. 8, and undocking occurred at 22:15 UTC.

The recovery operation was conducted under "fairly decent conditions," and the crew was given a medical evaluation after exiting the capsule, with the entire process taking about an hour from splashdown.

After recovery, the crew was flown to Houston, Texas, for further medical evaluations and debriefings 

The Crew-10 mission, which launched on March 14, 2025, from Kennedy Space Center, lasted 147 days, 16 hours, and 29 minutes, during which the crew conducted numerous scientific experiments and research.

For Ayers and Peskov, Crew-10 was their first spaceflight, while McClain and Onishi were on their second. Onishi also served as commander of ISS Expedition 73 until August 5, when he transferred leadership to cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov, concluding a significant chapter in the station’s ongoing operations.