Israel Admits It Bombed A Hospital To Kill A Journalist For Doing Journalism
c/worldnews · u/geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml · 457 points
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.