US EditionSome 60% of Journalists Killed in Gaza Were Part of Terrorist Organizations
The study examined 266 Gaza media workers killed since the war began, finding 60% had terror group ties, highlighting the overlap of journalism and militant roles.
- The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center released a review on Thursday morning showing about 60% of 266 Palestinians described as journalists killed in Gaza had terror group affiliations.
- Updating an earlier February report, the study added 135 additional fatalities and cross‑referenced Hamas's Gaza government information office lists with Palestinian media and Israel Defense Forces documents.
- Breaking down affiliations, the report found 157 operatives or affiliates including 104 Hamas members with at least 47 in Hamas's military wing, 45 Palestinian Islamic Jihad affiliates, and 94 with no ties.
- Reporters Without Borders' roundup accused Israel of targeting journalists, but critics noted RSF did not publish full name lists while Israel Defense Forces released intelligence showing some were terrorists.
- This past week, the RSF roundup and the new review together intensify debate as available data from organizations paint a different picture, affecting media credibility and legal status under the laws of armed conflict.
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An Israeli study shows that out of 266 journalists killed in Gaza since October 2023, "Journalists had at least 157 connections to terrorist organizations such as Hamas or the "Islamic Jihad." Many belonged to their military formations.
Most Gazan journalists killed by IDF had links to terror, new report claims
A study by the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, which has close links to the Israeli military, found that 157 of the 266 reported casualties were affiliated with groups like Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad
RSF’s ‘Journalist Deaths’ Report Raises Alarming Questions About Transparency
Key Takeaways: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published an annual round-up that accused Israel of targeting journalists in the Gaza Strip. The RSF data cannot be verified as the organization did not release the names of every journalist killed by Israel. Yet, news outlets, including Haaretz, rushed to publish the findings. HonestReporting has found that many journalists killed in the Gaza Strip have connections to terrorist organizations, rais…
Study: Most 'journalists' killed in Gaza linked to Hamas or Islamic Jihad
Researchers say they identified 60% of the journalists killed in the war in Gaza as known members of Gaza terror groups, including Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. By World Israel News Staff Most Gazan journalists killed during the two years of war between Israel and Hamas were openly affiliated with one of the major terror groups in the Gaza Strip, according to a new report. On Thursday morning, the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Info…
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