• Wrench@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Any reputable sources for this?

    I wouldn’t be surprised if this is true, but we should be careful not to let misinformation take over, and “middleeasteye” dot net does not scream credible to me.

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      Their about page actually paints quite an impressive history and works with many reputable journalists.

      Jamal Khashoggi had previous worked for them and they were the first to get access to the tapes and share his murder with the world.

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            The article is written by “MEE Staff” and while it mentions their journalist Maha Hussaini has left her home in the North, she wasn’t the author of the article.

            Other sources are not named.

            This whole event is rife with mis/disinformation. It’s best to be cautious.

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              Even DW had such cases, it happens. Publications have their editorial control but they generally don’t employ spy agencies to keep tabs on what everyone does in their off-time all the time.

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              Yes?

              Do you think it’s a standard practice for all journalists to have their past social media scoured before employment?

              It was found and it was handled adequately, that’s only realistically good outcome you can get in that situation.

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      Here’s a verification of a video showing some of the aftermath of the attacks by The Washington Post. Since WaPo sometimes changes links on breaking stories, a copy is below.

      A graphic video verified by The Washington Post showed the aftermath of a deadly strike along Gaza’s main highway Friday, part of a wave of Israeli attacks that killed dozens and injured more than 200 people fleeing northern Gaza, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza.

      The video, recorded along Salah Al-Deen road, shows bodies,- including several young children- strewn along the road as black smoke rises from vehicles engulfed in flames. On the north-facing side of the road, bodies are laid out amid personal belongings, including a bicycle, on flatbed trailers attached to a truck.

      The video was first geolocated by open-source researchers Chris Osieck and Gabòr Friesen and confirmed by The Post.

      Late Thursday, Israel ordered the evacuation of northern Gaza’s 1.1 million residents within 24 hours, the United Nations said. On Friday, the Israeli military dropped leaflets over Gaza City telling residents to “evacuate your homes immediately and go to the south.”

      Hamas’s surprise incursion on Oct. 7 killed at least 1,300 people in Israel, authorities said. Palestinian officials said the subsequent Israeli strikes have killed more than 1,799 people in Gaza.

      The Israel Defense Forces did not have an immediate response.