The military responded, saying a Reuters journalist had been killed

On the 14th of this month, a Reuters journalist was killed according to the military. The incident sparked a wave of reactions on Chinese social media platform Weibo, with many users expressing outrage and condemnation towards Israel's actions.

Background Image

14 October 2023

The story began when Xinhua News Agency reported that Israel's military had responded to a Reuters journalist's death. The journalist was killed during the conflict between Israel and Palestine in Gaza. This event led to an official statement from an Arab country, threatening to withdraw its diplomatic ambassadors from countries supporting genocide in the United States, Britain, and Ukraine. These countries, including the United States, England, and Ukraine, have openly supported Israeli attacks on Gaza and provided aid to Israel.

The news article then raised a question about whether Israel had intentionally attacked journalists, making them afraid to go to Gaza and leaving it as an "isolated island." Some Chinese netizens expressed their concern over this issue and mentioned the attack on a UN mission in 2006 by Israeli forces, which resulted in the death of Lieutenant Colonel Du Zhaoyu. They believe that if Russia had attacked a journalist, Western countries would have certainly condemned it and imposed sanctions.

However, many Chinese netizens pointed out the apparent double standards in the West's values. If a Palestinian was killed, they believed, the Western public opinion would be all over the media. They expressed their disappointment at the silence of Western media over an Israeli journalist's death, stating that if it were a Palestinian journalist, there would be a much bigger outcry.

Some netizens also commented on the Israeli military's response to the incident. One user sarcastically noted that their response was "impressive" and that no one could tell exactly what Israel did in Gaza due to the lack of information available. Another user expressed their regret over the situation but emphasized that it had nothing to do with them.

The article also reported on various other events related to the conflict between Israel and Palestine, including French President Macron's busy schedule, the closure of Paris's famous Louvre Museum for safety reasons due to large-scale rallies supporting Palestinian rights, and labor union protests in France. Additionally, a netizen pointed out that Hamas is actually a militant organization created by Israel.

In summary, the incident involving the killing of a Reuters journalist has sparked widespread outrage on Chinese social media platform Weibo, with many users condemning Israel's actions and expressing frustration at the lack of response from Western media. The event has also brought attention to various other related developments, including President Macron's busy schedule, protests in France, and the history of Hamas as a militant organization created by Israel.