The Israeli Foreign Ministry published a series of entries identifying 'Gazan journalists' killed in the war as operatives of Hamas's and Palestinian Islamic Jihad's military wings, according to Abu Ali Express.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry on Wednesday published a series of posts identifying individuals previously described as 'Gazan journalists' as operatives of the military wings of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). The statements, reported by the Abu Ali Express channel, reaffirm Israel's position that the slain individuals were combatants, not independent media personnel.
This development comes amid ongoing international scrutiny of the IDF's targeting of journalists in Gaza. As The Zioneer previously reported, Hamas and PIJ have themselves acknowledged through obituaries that several figures killed during the war were members of their military wings, casting doubt on claims that Israel deliberately targeted media professionals. A press watchdog has also reviewed casualty figures following Israeli media reports linking multiple deceased 'journalists' to militant groups.
The Foreign Ministry's latest publication provides an official Israeli list, but full details on the individuals—including names and specific affiliations—have not been released in the batch. The claims remain based on the single report by Abu Ali Express; no independent corroboration or official document was published alongside the posts.
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