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Israel Admits It Bombed A Hospital To Kill A Journalist For Doing Journalism (www.caitlinjohnst.one)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The IDF has admitted to bombing a hospital in order to assassinate a prominent Palestinian journalist in Gaza, explicitly stating that they assassinated him for engaging in journalistic activities.

The official Israel Defense Forces account made the following post on Twitter (emphasis added):

Don’t let Aslih’s press vest fool you: Hassan Abdel Fattah Mohammed Aslih, a terrorist from the Hamas Khan Yunis brigade, was eliminated along with other terrorists in the ‘Nasser’ hospital in Khan Yunis. Aslih participated in the brutal October 7 massacre under the guise of a journalist and owner of a news network. During the massacre, he documented acts of murder, looting, and arson, posting the footage online. Journalist? More like terrorist.”

Documenting newsworthy acts and posting the footage online is also known as journalism. It’s the thing that journalism is.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm talking about the security gurantees for Ukraine to have the nukes removed, and Russia had always maintained they do not want Nato on their door step. I am not justifying anything, I am merely pointing out the talking points used by various parties.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Completely agree on the security guarantees by UK and US and that it's fucked up they weren't upheld. When repeating Russia's talking points you should also point out that they're BS though. Who cares whether Russia wants that or not, Ukraine is a sovereign state and they can make their own decisions, just like other former UDSSR states.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

"you should also point out that they’re BS though. Who cares whether Russia wants that or not, Ukraine is a sovereign state and they can make their own decisions, just like other former UDSSR states." My bad, I assumed that was a given.