IDF: 170 Gazans Listed As Journalists Were Members Of Terror Groups
The military said 118 were Hamas members and 49 belonged to Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and it posted evidence to counter claims it targets journalists.
- On Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces named 10 Gaza residents presented internationally as journalists who were actually Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives, stating several infiltrated Israel during the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre.
- The IDF revealed 170 individuals misleadingly presented as "journalists" killed in Gaza strikes were affiliated with terrorist organizations, operating as snipers, commanders, trainers, and propaganda agents.
- Military records detail specific roles: Mohammed Sami Abdullah Jarghoun served in the Rafah Brigade, while Tariq Al-Sayed Ismail Abu Sukheil was a squad commander. The IDF launched "The Press Files" to publish identification numbers and supporting evidence.
- This disclosure emerges amid disputes over Gaza media casualty lists. The Committee to Protect Journalists recently removed 19 names from its database after concluding those individuals were militants, according to accounts of the revision.
- Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad are designated terrorist organizations by the United States, Israel, and the European Union. The IDF stated it will release additional names and evidence in the coming hours.
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IDF launches site allegedly showing some Gaza journalists were Hamas operatives
Israel's military announced Thursday that it has launched a website that will compile the names of Gazan journalists who, according to the military, were active in the military wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
17 of them participated in the 7 October attack and some of the 170 worked for international media such as Reuters, CNN, ABC Australia, BBC, AFP, AP and Le Monde
IDF names 170 slain Gaza ‘journalists’ it says served in Hamas, Islamic Jihad
Military launches database with names, roles and evidence, saying 118 were Hamas members and 49 served Islamic Jihad; some worked with Reuters, CNN, BBC and other international outlets
IDF: 170 Hamas, PIJ terrorists killed in Gaza were misrepresented as 'innocent journalists'
The journalists' identities and terrorist affiliations were verified using documents released by the terrorist organizations themselves and materials recovered by IDF troops during Gaza operations.
IDF: 170 Gazans Listed As Journalists Were Members Of Terror Groups
The Israel Defense Forces said Thursday that 170 Palestinians killed during the Gaza war and publicly identified as journalists or media workers were actually members of terrorist organizations, including Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
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