{"id":5986,"date":"2025-08-13T13:12:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T10:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/?p=5986"},"modified":"2025-08-13T13:22:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T10:22:34","slug":"opt-israel-the-assassination-of-aljazeera-journalists-is-another-desperate-attempt-to-hide-the-truth-about-israels-crimes-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/opt-israel-the-assassination-of-aljazeera-journalists-is-another-desperate-attempt-to-hide-the-truth-about-israels-crimes-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"OPT\/Israel: The assassination of Aljazeera journalists is another desperate attempt to hide the truth about Israel\u2019s crimes in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1754995369672_5706\" class=\"sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image sqs-text-ready\" data-block-type=\"5\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755079656551_95\" class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755079656551_94\" class=\"image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline combination-animation-site-default individual-animation-site-default individual-text-animation-site-default animation-loaded\" data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\">\n<figure id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1755079656551_93\" class=\" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic \"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-caption\">\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">Image: Edward Crawford (Shutterstock)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-45f53ad7c73dc37e6510\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\" data-border-radii=\"{&quot;topLeft&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0},&quot;topRight&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0},&quot;bottomLeft&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0},&quot;bottomRight&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0}}\" data-sqsp-block=\"text\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\" data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\">\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\"><strong><em>\u201cWe mourn and condemn the killing of five Palestinian journalists in Gaza, including prominent correspondents Anas Al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh.\u00a0These were civilians, protected under international law, whose only \u201ccrime\u201d was telling the truth. Their deliberate killing is clearly intended to silence reporting on the attempted annihilation wreaked upon the people of Gaza.\u201d <\/em>Romana Cacchioli, PEN International Executive Director<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\"><strong>12 August 2025: PEN International is outraged by the targeted extra-judicial killing of five Al Jazeera journalists, including prominent correspondents Anas Al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh, and camera operators Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa. The deliberate targeting and killing of journalists and media workers in Gaza is an integral part of Israel\u2019s genocidal campaign to erase Palestinians in the Strip and silence those who reveal the truth about its crimes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\"><strong>We call on the International Criminal Court to investigate the intentional targeting of Al Jazeera journalists as part of its ongoing\u00a0<\/strong><a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.icc-cpi.int\/palestine\"><strong>investigation<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0into war crimes and crimes against humanity in the State of Palestine and to hold those responsible to account. Israel\u2019s impunity has so far encouraged further war crimes and crimes against humanity and threatens the entire international justice system.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\"><strong>PEN International reiterates its\u00a0<\/strong><a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/628f9ae10b12c8255bd8814d\/t\/66fe660162b6e32eb79f46d8\/1727948290125\/ENG+-+%231+RESOLUTION+ON+FREEDOM+OF+EXPRESSION+IN+PALESTINE+AND+ISRAEL+-+Oxford+2024+.pdf\"><strong>calls<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0on the international community to support swift, independent, and transparent investigations into the killings of all writers and journalists targeted for their reporting in Gaza and across the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), and to immediately end Israel\u2019s impunity. The organisation also continues to call for an immediate arms embargo on all parties to the conflict, and particularly a ban on the export of weapons to Israel to prevent further loss of lives and put an end to the ongoing genocide.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">On 10 August 2025, the Israeli authorities\u00a0<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/idf-confirms-it-killed-al-jazeera-reporter-accused-of-being-a-hamas-cell-leader\/\">announced<\/a>\u00a0that they had targeted and killed\u00a0<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org.au\/amnesty-condemns-the-deliberate-killings-of-al-jazeera-journalists-including-anas-al-sharif\/\">award-winning<\/a>\u00a0Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif in an airstrike, citing groundless allegations of links to terrorist groups. Al-Jazeera\u00a0<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/8\/10\/al-jazeera-journalist-anas-al-sharif-killed-in-israeli-attack-in-gaza-city\">confirmed<\/a>\u00a0that five of its staff were killed in an airstrike on a tent housing journalists located outside the main gate of Gaza City\u2019s al-Shifa Hospital. Shortly before the attack, Al-Sharif\u00a0<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AnasAlSharif0\/status\/1954640127780872468?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1954640127780872468%7Ctwgr%5E067e50905107bc23d69578f15378694e9d741451%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesofisrael.com%2Fliveblog_entry%2Fidf-confirms-it-killed-al-jazeera-reporter-accused-of-being-a-hamas-cell-leader%2F\">reported<\/a>\u00a0on the intensifying Israeli bombardment of Gaza City on social media. On 31 July 2025, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression Irene Khan\u00a0<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/gaza-un-expert-denounces-serious-threats-by-israeli-army-against-al-jazeera-correspondent\/\">denounced<\/a>\u00a0online attacks and unfounded accusations by the Israeli army against Al-Sharif and raised concerns for his safety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">In its\u00a0<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pen-international.org\/research\/war-censorship-persecution-case-list-2023\">2023\/2024 Case List<\/a>, PEN International raised concerns about threats and intimidation against journalists covering the war in Gaza. Al-Sharif\u00a0\u00a0<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=871922237664695\">reported<\/a>\u00a0in November 2023 that he had received direct threats from Israeli officers to stop his reporting and had been ordered to leave northern Gaza. He also received notes on his phone identifying his location at the time, signalling that he could be targeted with an airstrike. In December 2023, his elderly father was\u00a0<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/cpj.org\/2023\/12\/father-of-al-jazeeras-anas-al-sharif-killed-in-gaza-after-journalist-receives-threats\/\">killed<\/a>\u00a0by an Israeli airstrike on his family home in Jabalia Refugee Camp.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">This latest targeting of journalists and media workers in Gaza comes amid the\u00a0<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2025\/07\/1165517\">worsening, deliberate starvation<\/a>\u00a0of Gaza&#8217;s population and impending Israeli plans to escalate its\u00a0<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2025\/08\/israel-opt-israel-must-rescind-outrageous-decision-to-take-control-of-gaza-city-and-entrench-its-military-occupation\/?utm_source=TWITTER-IS&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=17836388634&amp;utm_campaign=Amnesty&amp;utm_term=-No\">ground invasion<\/a>\u00a0and occupation of Gaza City. The targeted killings of Palestinian journalists, particularly -Sarif and Mohamed Qreiqeh, have proven to be in retaliation for their crucial part in reporting on the daily reality in Gaza since October 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">The ongoing genocide in Gaza is the deadliest war for writers since WWII. According to PEN International\u2019s\u00a0<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pen-international.org\/war-on-writers-gaza-cases-\">research<\/a>, since 7 October 2023,\u00a0<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pen-international.org\/war-on-writers-gaza-cases-\">at least 23 writers<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; excluding artists and other cultural workers &#8211; have been killed by Israeli bombardment. Israel has also been responsible for the deaths of at least 184 journalists and media workers, according to\u00a0<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/cpj.org\/2023\/10\/journalist-casualties-in-the-israel-gaza-conflict\/\">CPJ\u2019s preliminary investigations<\/a>. This unprecedented and massive loss of life represents a colossal blow to Palestinian cultural life, posing a significant challenge to the immediate safety of writers and journalists, as well as their ability to recover after the genocide ends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">In June 2025, PEN International\u00a0<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pen-international.org\/news\/optisrael-there-is-no-safe-place-in-gaza\">concurred<\/a>\u00a0with the\u00a0<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/documents\/thematic-reports\/a79363-report-special-committee-investigate-israeli-practices-affecting\">UN<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/hrbodies\/hrcouncil\/sessions-regular\/session55\/advance-versions\/a-hrc-55-73-auv.pdf\">legal experts<\/a>, sister\u00a0<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2024\/12\/19\/israels-crime-extermination-acts-genocide-gaza\">human rights<\/a>\u00a0<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2024\/12\/amnesty-international-concludes-israel-is-committing-genocide-against-palestinians-in-gaza\/\">organisations<\/a>, and genocide scholars that genocide is being perpetrated against Palestinians in Gaza, and called for an immediate arms embargo on all parties to the conflict, with particular emphasis on a ban on the export of all weapons used by the state of Israel in its persistent and intentional targeting of Palestinian civilians across the OPT.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Edward Crawford (Shutterstock) \u201cWe mourn and condemn the killing of five Palestinian journalists in Gaza, including prominent correspondents Anas Al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh.\u00a0These were civilians, protected under international law, whose only \u201ccrime\u201d was telling the truth. Their deliberate killing is clearly intended to silence reporting on the attempted annihilation wreaked upon the people of [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5983,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>OPT\/Israel: The assassination of Aljazeera journalists is another desperate attempt to hide the truth about Israel\u2019s crimes in Gaza | P\u0395\u039d Greece<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/opt-israel-the-assassination-of-aljazeera-journalists-is-another-desperate-attempt-to-hide-the-truth-about-israels-crimes-in-gaza\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"OPT\/Israel: The assassination of Aljazeera journalists is another desperate attempt to hide the truth about Israel\u2019s crimes in Gaza | P\u0395\u039d Greece\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Image: Edward Crawford (Shutterstock) \u201cWe mourn and condemn the killing of five Palestinian journalists in Gaza, including prominent correspondents Anas Al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh.\u00a0These were civilians, protected under international law, whose only \u201ccrime\u201d was telling the truth. Their deliberate killing is clearly intended to silence reporting on the attempted annihilation wreaked upon the people of [...]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/opt-israel-the-assassination-of-aljazeera-journalists-is-another-desperate-attempt-to-hide-the-truth-about-israels-crimes-in-gaza\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"P\u0395\u039d Greece\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PENGREECE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-13T10:12:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-13T10:22:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PEN-1.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"601\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"401\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"PenGreece\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@PenGreece\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@PenGreece\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"PenGreece\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/en\\\/opt-israel-the-assassination-of-aljazeera-journalists-is-another-desperate-attempt-to-hide-the-truth-about-israels-crimes-in-gaza\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/en\\\/opt-israel-the-assassination-of-aljazeera-journalists-is-another-desperate-attempt-to-hide-the-truth-about-israels-crimes-in-gaza\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"PenGreece\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/619d527cc731718fc6d0d0aaf1fa326c\"},\"headline\":\"OPT\\\/Israel: The assassination of Aljazeera journalists is another desperate attempt to hide the truth about Israel\u2019s crimes in Gaza\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-13T10:12:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-13T10:22:34+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/en\\\/opt-israel-the-assassination-of-aljazeera-journalists-is-another-desperate-attempt-to-hide-the-truth-about-israels-crimes-in-gaza\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":721,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/en\\\/opt-israel-the-assassination-of-aljazeera-journalists-is-another-desperate-attempt-to-hide-the-truth-about-israels-crimes-in-gaza\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/PEN-1.webp\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/en\\\/opt-israel-the-assassination-of-aljazeera-journalists-is-another-desperate-attempt-to-hide-the-truth-about-israels-crimes-in-gaza\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/en\\\/opt-israel-the-assassination-of-aljazeera-journalists-is-another-desperate-attempt-to-hide-the-truth-about-israels-crimes-in-gaza\\\/\",\"name\":\"OPT\\\/Israel: The assassination of Aljazeera journalists is another desperate attempt to hide the truth about Israel\u2019s crimes in Gaza | P\u0395\u039d Greece\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/en\\\/opt-israel-the-assassination-of-aljazeera-journalists-is-another-desperate-attempt-to-hide-the-truth-about-israels-crimes-in-gaza\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/en\\\/opt-israel-the-assassination-of-aljazeera-journalists-is-another-desperate-attempt-to-hide-the-truth-about-israels-crimes-in-gaza\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/PEN-1.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-13T10:12:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-13T10:22:34+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/en\\\/opt-israel-the-assassination-of-aljazeera-journalists-is-another-desperate-attempt-to-hide-the-truth-about-israels-crimes-in-gaza\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/en\\\/opt-israel-the-assassination-of-aljazeera-journalists-is-another-desperate-attempt-to-hide-the-truth-about-israels-crimes-in-gaza\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/en\\\/opt-israel-the-assassination-of-aljazeera-journalists-is-another-desperate-attempt-to-hide-the-truth-about-israels-crimes-in-gaza\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/PEN-1.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/PEN-1.webp\",\"width\":601,\"height\":401},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/en\\\/opt-israel-the-assassination-of-aljazeera-journalists-is-another-desperate-attempt-to-hide-the-truth-about-israels-crimes-in-gaza\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"OPT\\\/Israel: The assassination of Aljazeera journalists is another desperate attempt to hide the truth about Israel\u2019s crimes in Gaza\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"PEN Greece\",\"description\":\"\u03a0\u0391\u039d\u0395\u039b\u039b\u0397\u039d\u0399\u039f \u03a3\u03a9\u039c\u0391\u03a4\u0395\u0399\u039f \u039b\u039f\u0393\u039f\u03a4\u0395\u03a7\u039d\u03a9\u039d \u039a\u0391\u0399 \u03a6\u0399\u039b\u03a9\u039d \u03a4\u0397\u03a3 \u039b\u039f\u0393\u039f\u03a4\u0395\u03a7\u039d\u0399\u0391\u03a3\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"PEN Greece\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/pen-greece-logo-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/pen-greece-logo-1.jpg\",\"width\":994,\"height\":627,\"caption\":\"PEN Greece\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/PENGREECE\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/PenGreece\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/pen_greece\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/pen-greece\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UCZbfHhuxNWskHxOylyltfqQ\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/619d527cc731718fc6d0d0aaf1fa326c\",\"name\":\"PenGreece\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/pen-greece-avatar-96x96.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/pen-greece-avatar-96x96.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/pen-greece-avatar-96x96.jpg\",\"caption\":\"PenGreece\"},\"description\":\"\u0395\u03c0\u03af\u03c3\u03b7\u03bc\u03bf \u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 PEN International \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pen-greece.org\\\/en\\\/author\\\/pengreece\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"OPT\/Israel: The assassination of Aljazeera journalists is another desperate attempt to hide the truth about Israel\u2019s crimes in Gaza | P\u0395\u039d Greece","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/opt-israel-the-assassination-of-aljazeera-journalists-is-another-desperate-attempt-to-hide-the-truth-about-israels-crimes-in-gaza\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"OPT\/Israel: The assassination of Aljazeera journalists is another desperate attempt to hide the truth about Israel\u2019s crimes in Gaza | P\u0395\u039d Greece","og_description":"Image: Edward Crawford (Shutterstock) \u201cWe mourn and condemn the killing of five Palestinian journalists in Gaza, including prominent correspondents Anas Al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh.\u00a0These were civilians, protected under international law, whose only \u201ccrime\u201d was telling the truth. Their deliberate killing is clearly intended to silence reporting on the attempted annihilation wreaked upon the people of [...]","og_url":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/opt-israel-the-assassination-of-aljazeera-journalists-is-another-desperate-attempt-to-hide-the-truth-about-israels-crimes-in-gaza\/","og_site_name":"P\u0395\u039d Greece","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PENGREECE","article_published_time":"2025-08-13T10:12:43+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-08-13T10:22:34+00:00","og_image":[{"width":601,"height":401,"url":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PEN-1.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"PenGreece","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@PenGreece","twitter_site":"@PenGreece","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"PenGreece","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/opt-israel-the-assassination-of-aljazeera-journalists-is-another-desperate-attempt-to-hide-the-truth-about-israels-crimes-in-gaza\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/opt-israel-the-assassination-of-aljazeera-journalists-is-another-desperate-attempt-to-hide-the-truth-about-israels-crimes-in-gaza\/"},"author":{"name":"PenGreece","@id":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/619d527cc731718fc6d0d0aaf1fa326c"},"headline":"OPT\/Israel: The assassination of Aljazeera journalists is another desperate attempt to hide the truth about Israel\u2019s crimes in Gaza","datePublished":"2025-08-13T10:12:43+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-13T10:22:34+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/opt-israel-the-assassination-of-aljazeera-journalists-is-another-desperate-attempt-to-hide-the-truth-about-israels-crimes-in-gaza\/"},"wordCount":721,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/opt-israel-the-assassination-of-aljazeera-journalists-is-another-desperate-attempt-to-hide-the-truth-about-israels-crimes-in-gaza\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PEN-1.webp","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/opt-israel-the-assassination-of-aljazeera-journalists-is-another-desperate-attempt-to-hide-the-truth-about-israels-crimes-in-gaza\/","url":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/opt-israel-the-assassination-of-aljazeera-journalists-is-another-desperate-attempt-to-hide-the-truth-about-israels-crimes-in-gaza\/","name":"OPT\/Israel: The assassination of Aljazeera journalists is another desperate attempt to hide the truth about Israel\u2019s crimes in Gaza | P\u0395\u039d Greece","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/opt-israel-the-assassination-of-aljazeera-journalists-is-another-desperate-attempt-to-hide-the-truth-about-israels-crimes-in-gaza\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/opt-israel-the-assassination-of-aljazeera-journalists-is-another-desperate-attempt-to-hide-the-truth-about-israels-crimes-in-gaza\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PEN-1.webp","datePublished":"2025-08-13T10:12:43+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-13T10:22:34+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/opt-israel-the-assassination-of-aljazeera-journalists-is-another-desperate-attempt-to-hide-the-truth-about-israels-crimes-in-gaza\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/opt-israel-the-assassination-of-aljazeera-journalists-is-another-desperate-attempt-to-hide-the-truth-about-israels-crimes-in-gaza\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/opt-israel-the-assassination-of-aljazeera-journalists-is-another-desperate-attempt-to-hide-the-truth-about-israels-crimes-in-gaza\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PEN-1.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PEN-1.webp","width":601,"height":401},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/opt-israel-the-assassination-of-aljazeera-journalists-is-another-desperate-attempt-to-hide-the-truth-about-israels-crimes-in-gaza\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"OPT\/Israel: The assassination of Aljazeera journalists is another desperate attempt to hide the truth about Israel\u2019s crimes in Gaza"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/","name":"PEN Greece","description":"\u03a0\u0391\u039d\u0395\u039b\u039b\u0397\u039d\u0399\u039f \u03a3\u03a9\u039c\u0391\u03a4\u0395\u0399\u039f \u039b\u039f\u0393\u039f\u03a4\u0395\u03a7\u039d\u03a9\u039d \u039a\u0391\u0399 \u03a6\u0399\u039b\u03a9\u039d \u03a4\u0397\u03a3 \u039b\u039f\u0393\u039f\u03a4\u0395\u03a7\u039d\u0399\u0391\u03a3","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/#organization","name":"PEN Greece","url":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/pen-greece-logo-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/pen-greece-logo-1.jpg","width":994,"height":627,"caption":"PEN Greece"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PENGREECE","https:\/\/x.com\/PenGreece","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pen_greece\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/pen-greece\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCZbfHhuxNWskHxOylyltfqQ"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/619d527cc731718fc6d0d0aaf1fa326c","name":"PenGreece","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/pen-greece-avatar-96x96.jpg","url":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/pen-greece-avatar-96x96.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/pen-greece-avatar-96x96.jpg","caption":"PenGreece"},"description":"\u0395\u03c0\u03af\u03c3\u03b7\u03bc\u03bf \u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 PEN International \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1","url":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/author\/pengreece\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5986"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5986\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5996,"href":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5986\/revisions\/5996"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pen-greece.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}