Israel Air Strikes Tent Full of Journalists

iluvatar5150 · Monday at 6:47 PM

Deliberately.

Israel kills 5 Al Jazeera journalists in airstrike, claiming one worked for Hamas

The Israel Defense Forces claimed Anas al-Sharif was a terrorist "who posed as a journalist." Al Jazeera said al-Sharif was a journalist, and that five staff in all were killed.

www.nbcnews.com

Five Al Jazeera journalists were killed in a targeted Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Sunday, the network said, with the Israel Defense Forces claiming one was a Hamas leader posing as a journalist.

The network said that Anas al-Sharif; another journalist, Mohammed Qreiqeh; and camera operators Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa were killed.

GoldenBoy89 · Monday at 7:14 PM

They’re always going on about how precise their strikes are. No way it wasn’t intentional.

ThatRobGuy · Monday at 7:16 PM

When Fox News won't even give an overt defense of the action, that should be a red flag for anyone defending the IDF's actions on this one

Israel says Al Jazeera journalist killed in airstrike was head of Hamas 'terrorist cell'

Israeli forces kill Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif in Gaza City airstrike, claiming he led a Hamas terrorist cell while posing as a reporter.

www.foxnews.com

Rule of thumb, if Fox News is giving a "neutral report", that means there's little to no opportunity for "pro-Israel spin" on the particular story.

essentialsaltes · Monday at 7:27 PM

GoldenBoy89 said:
They’re always going on about how precise their strikes are. No way it wasn’t intentional.

It was absolutely intentional, indeed targeted. Israel claims Al-Sharif was Hamas, but has not offered much in the way of evidence.

Israel's military said it targeted and killed Anas Al Sharif, alleging he had headed a Hamas militant cell and was involved in rocket attacks on Israel.

durangodawood · Monday at 7:45 PM

ThatRobGuy said:
When Fox News won't even give an overt defense of the action, that should be a red flag for anyone defending the IDF's actions on this one

Israel says Al Jazeera journalist killed in airstrike was head of Hamas 'terrorist cell'

Israeli forces kill Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif in Gaza City airstrike, claiming he led a Hamas terrorist cell while posing as a reporter.

www.foxnews.com

Rule of thumb, if Fox News is giving a "neutral report", that means there's little to no opportunity for "pro-Israel spin" on the particular story.

Theres a lot more amiss than just whats in this story.

I think its pretty clear Israel wants to simply clear the whole land and will inflict whatever war crimes are needed for it. (And my inclinations around this war started very pro Israel and remained there for a stubborn and embarrassing long time.)

ThatRobGuy · Monday at 7:57 PM

durangodawood said:
Theres a lot more amiss than just whats in this story.

I think its pretty clear Israel wants to simply clear the whole land and will inflict whatever war crimes are needed for it. (And my inclinations around this war started very pro Israel and remained there for a stubborn and embarrassing long time.)

I'm there with you...

As someone who feels that Hamas is evil, and that fundamentalist Islam is the most destructive ideology on the planet at the current moment, I stopped my Israel support a month or two ago.

Not to be confused with the pro-Palestinian support, I'm still not on-board with that (for the same reason why I wouldn't become pro Cali cartel to oppose the Medellin cartel).

My current position can more accurately described by saying "we shouldn't be giving hefty military or financial support to any nation whose religious proclivities dictate that they shouldn't eat bacon cheeseburgers"

Sounds superficial...sure, but it overlaps almost perfectly with the list of countries who I don't feel are worthy of getting our taxpayer dollars.

We work for that money, none of it should be going towards settling thousand year old religious beefs 4 thousand miles away.

Reluctant Theologian · Monday at 10:12 PM

iluvatar5150 said:
Deliberately.

Israel kills 5 Al Jazeera journalists in airstrike, claiming one worked for Hamas

The Israel Defense Forces claimed Anas al-Sharif was a terrorist "who posed as a journalist." Al Jazeera said al-Sharif was a journalist, and that five staff in all were killed.

www.nbcnews.com

Five Al Jazeera journalists were killed in a targeted Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Sunday, the network said, with the Israel Defense Forces claiming one was a Hamas leader posing as a journalist.

The network said that Anas al-Sharif; another journalist, Mohammed Qreiqeh; and camera operators Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa were killed.

For the most well-known one (Anas al-Sharif) I think the IDF has published sufficient evidence he was an active Hamas operative; personally I've seen his X-statement from 2023 where he celebrated the killings of October 7th. Their Al-Jazeera job was part of their Hamas propaganda. I would argue this seems a perfectly justifiable attack with precision ammunition to take out an enemy.

essentialsaltes · Monday at 10:24 PM

Reluctant Theologian said:
personally I've seen his X-statement from 2023 where he celebrated the killings of October 7th.

Even if true, this would not establish Hamas membership.

Reluctant Theologian · Monday at 10:29 PM

essentialsaltes said:
Even if true, this would not establish Hamas membership.

The X-post does not establish Hamas membership .. but the docs and info the IDF found on him do - check those details - I have no doubt.

Matt5 · Tuesday at 7:17 AM

"Deliberately"

Like that's such a bad thing.

It's almost like people think Hamas just fell out of the sky. The people in Gaza are good. So are the journalists. It's those nasty Hamas members who are bad, somehow. If only they hadn't fallen out of the sky. Too bad all of Gaza is bad. They get what they deserve.

Of course, we all get what we deserve: The universal law of justice.

essentialsaltes · Tuesday at 9:59 AM

Reluctant Theologian said:
The X-post does not establish Hamas membership .. but the docs and info the IDF found on him do - check those details - I have no doubt.

I have significant doubt. As do some international bodies. Obviously, it would be good to get more clarity on this issue. In the fog of war, and the lack of outside journalists in Gaza, it may not be forthcoming.

essentialsaltes said:
At the time, Al Jazeera, along with a United Nations expert, the Committee to Protect Journalists and other groups cast doubt on the veracity of the documents. The U.N. special rapporteur on freedom of expression, Irene Khan, denounced Israel’s accusations against Al-Sharif in July as “unfounded” and a “blatant attempt to endanger his life and silence his reporting on the genocide in Gaza.”

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