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Five of the six journalists and cameramen killed by Israel on 10 August 2025
Anas al-Sharif, Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal, Moamen Aliwa and Mohammed Qreiqeh (photo credit: Al Jazeera)

Late last Sunday, a targeted Israeli attack killed prominent Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif alongside several colleagues. (...)

Western ‘mainstream’ news outlets prominently featured Israel’s claim that Anas al-Sharif was a Hamas operative. This televised BBC News segment was typical:

‘Israel says Anas Al-Sharif was a member of Hamas, a claim long rejected by the news network, his family, and the Committee to Protect Journalists.’

Although scepticism was indicated, the Israeli propaganda claim skewed reporting by disrupting the reality that Israel had just deliberately murdered several journalists and media workers. This was exactly as Israel wished, diverting attention from its killings to addressing the presented ‘evidence’ of one victim being an active Hamas operative. This is part of a longstanding Israeli pattern of lies and deception since the genocide began in October 2023.

Kenneth Roth, former executive director of Human Rights Watch, said:

‘Israel keeps killing journalists, usually accusing them of being part of Hamas’s military, rarely offering any proof beyond its own worthless assertions.’

(...) In fact, responsible journalists should go further and explain to audiences that Israel has a long history of lying, fabrication and deceit. Since the genocide began, there has been a litany of lies that the ‘mainstream’ media have propagated and, when exposed, ignored or downplayed. Mehdi Hasan, founder of independent outlet Zeteo, powerfully debunked ten of the most egregious Israeli lies in a clip lasting just three minutes:

In summary, ‘Israel’s top 10 lies about its Gaza genocide’ presented by Hasan are:

1. Hamas systematically steals aid coming into Gaza.

2. It’s all about the hostages, i.e. if Hamas released the hostages, Israel would stop the genocide.

3. 40 beheaded babies, and babies in ovens or hung on clotheslines.

4. Mass rape on 7 October 2023 as a weapon of war.

5. Hamas ‘command and control centre’ under Al-Shifa hospital.

6. A schedule found for Hamas guards in Rantisi hospital (it was an Arabic calendar).

7. UNRWA, the UN relief agency for Palestinians, is a front for Hamas.

8. You cannot trust the ‘Hamas-controlled’ health ministry.

9. Israel didn’t kill those 15 aid workers or 100 people waiting for flour.

10. Hamas uses human shields. (...)

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