For journalists in Gaza, “it’s about dying or living, escaping violence or not. Then Qannan watched in horror — while broadcasting live — as a second strike killed the friends and colleagues he knew so well. Story ContinuesIsraeli officials have previously accused some journalists in Gaza of being current or former militants. The Israeli military, citing documents it purportedly found in Gaza, as well as other intelligence, had long claimed that al-Sharif was a member of Hamas. One Gaza journalist, Nour Swirki, told the AP in an interview that since her home was destroyed early in the war she has been displaced seven times.