Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

[Thylacine 2000]

For the sake of full honesty I must include this:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/we-never-see-kids-like-this-israeli-doctors-speak-out-on-emaciated-gazan-children/amp/

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

Who were the Al Jazeera journalists killed by Israel in Gaza?

Prominent reporter Anas al-Sharif and six other journalists were killed when Israel targeted a tent used by media, the broadcaster said.

www.bbc.com

 

[Thylacine 2000]

That BBC article confirms Al-Sharif had been part of a Hamas media team, though they say it was a few years ago.

So was his old job something like this?

Hamas parades hostages in cynical show as terrorists stage unity display

In Gaza City’s Palestine Square, where 4 hostages handed to Red Cross, armed terrorists and civilians gather in 'display of unity'; despite calls to avoid endangering them, women paraded onstage to wave; Israel says timing served Hamas propaganda

www.ynetnews.com

Are these people "journalists"?

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

That BBC article confirms Al-Sharif had been part of a Hamas media team, though they say it was a few years ago.

So was his old job something like this?

Hamas parades hostages in cynical show as terrorists stage unity display

In Gaza City’s Palestine Square, where 4 hostages handed to Red Cross, armed terrorists and civilians gather in 'display of unity'; despite calls to avoid endangering them, women paraded onstage to wave; Israel says timing served Hamas propaganda

www.ynetnews.com

Are these people "journalists"?

Nothing you posted is conclusive evidence regarding the man in the original article. The photos you posted are not of that man.

• The Israel Defense Forces and other people online alleged al-Sharif was affiliated with the Palestinian militant group Hamas. The IDF called al-Sharif a "Hamas terrorist" who "posed as an Al Jazeera journalist." The IDF didn't provide conclusive evidence to support its claim about al-Sharif and didn't respond to a request for comment by the time of publication.
• Al Jazeera condemned the accusations of terrorist affiliations leveled against al-Sharif and other journalists, calling them "fabricated." Also, al-Sharif had identified himself as a "journalist with no political affiliations."
• Both the nonprofit Committee to Protect Journalists and an expert with the United Nations said Israel has previously accused journalists of being terrorists without providing evidence, and that such accusations have sometimes preceded targeted killings.
• As of this writing, Snopes was unable to find sufficient evidence to definitively confirm or refute the claim that al-Sharif was affiliated with Hamas.

(Source: - https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/08/11/al-jazeera-anas-al-sharif-hamas/)

Newsweek also states that the evidence supplied by Israel has not been verified and/or is not conclusive:

- https://www.newsweek.com/anas-al-sharif-al-jazeera-hamas-israel-idf-gaza-2111908

To quote the BBC article:

"...
Israel says Sharif was "the head of a Hamas terrorist cell" but has produced little evidence to support that. Sharif previously denied it, and Al Jazeera and media rights groups have rejected the allegation. The IDF has said nothing about the other journalists it killed.

The BBC understands Sharif worked for a Hamas media team in Gaza before the current conflict.

In some of his social media posts before his death, the journalist can be heard criticising Hamas.

Committee for the Protection of Journalists CEO Jodie Ginsberg told the BBC there was no justification for Sharif's killing.

"International law is very clear on this point that the only individuals who are legitimate targets during a war are active combatants. Having worked as a media advisor for Hamas, or indeed for Hamas currently, does not make you an active combatant", she said.

"And nothing that the Israeli forces has produced so far in terms of evidence gives us any kind of assurance that he was even an active member of Hamas."

The facts of the matter:

- Very little evidence for any of Israel's claims about any of the journalists killed by them.
- Israel broke international law by deliberately killing journalists/non-combatants (regardless of whether they are proved later to have been members of Hamas/terrorist groups).

Also, this isn't the first time Israel has killed Al Jazeera journalists:

- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shireen_Abu_Akleh

 

[Thylacine 2000]

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/world-central-kitchen-confirms-armed-operatives-were-posing-as-its-members-in-central-gaza/

World Central Kitchen | World Central Kitchen Condemns Impersonation of Aid Workers in Gaza

Earlier this week, a group of armed persons were seen in Gaza posing as World Central Kitchen team members. WCK was contacted by Israel's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), and confirmed the vehicle and persons of interest were not affiliated with WCK.

wck.org

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/world-central-kitchen-confirms-armed-operatives-were-posing-as-its-members-in-central-gaza/

World Central Kitchen | World Central Kitchen Condemns Impersonation of Aid Workers in Gaza

Earlier this week, a group of armed persons were seen in Gaza posing as World Central Kitchen team members. WCK was contacted by Israel's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), and confirmed the vehicle and persons of interest were not affiliated with WCK.

wck.org

"...The Israeli military official told Newsweek that the IDF was not yet able to determine whether the armed individuals were members of Hamas or any other militant group operating in Gaza...

...Israel has previously acknowledged fault in targeting World Central Kitchen staff in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the killing of seven aid workers by Israeli drone fire in April 2024 "a tragic event in which our forces unintentionally harmed non-combatants in the Gaza Strip."

(Source: - https://www.newsweek.com/israel-conducts-deadly-strike-against-fake-aid-workers-gaza-2112417)

 

[abates]

Tangentially related:

Israeli government official arrested in Nevada in internet crimes against children sting

Tom Artiom Alexandrovich was released and returned to Israel after being charged with luring a child for a sex act

www.theguardian.com

 

[abates]

Revealed: Israeli military’s own data indicates civilian death rate of 83% in Gaza war

Figures from classified IDF database listed 8,900 named fighters as dead or probably dead in May, as overall death toll reached 53,000

www.theguardian.com

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza

More than half a million people in Gaza are trapped in famine, marked by widespread starvation, destitution and preventable deaths. FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO reiterate call for immediate ceasefire and unhindered humanitarian access to curb deaths from hunger and malnutrition.

www.who.int

 

[Dekafox]

Italian dockworkers threaten Israel cargo ban if Gaza flotilla blocked

“If we lose contact with our boats … even for just 20 minutes, we will shut down all of Europe,” dockworker says.

www.politico.eu

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

Italian dockworkers threaten Israel cargo ban if Gaza flotilla blocked

“If we lose contact with our boats … even for just 20 minutes, we will shut down all of Europe,” dockworker says.

www.politico.eu

The link below has no "cookies popup":

- https://www.removepaywall.com/searc...srael-cargo-ban-gaza-flotilla-departs-genova/

 

[wonko the sane?]

I hope the USB keeps its threat when israel inevitably stops the flotilla.

 

[Pale Rider]

U.K., Australia And Canada Recognize A Palestinian State, Prompting Angry Response From Israel

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the U.K. is formally recognizing a Palestinian state despite opposition from the U.S. and Israel.

www.huffpost.com

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

 

[Anonymous X]

Olga Nesterova (@onestpress.onestnetwork.com)

This is what Blair’s team created together with BCG

bsky.app

I have revised my opinions, and now consider Tony Blair to be the worst living British politician.