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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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Tens of journalists killed in the Gaza Strip were also fighters of Hamas or Islamic Jihad. Press defence organizations began to review their lists discreetly. On October 7, 2023, he was one of the first "journalists..."

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The IDF further alleges that some of the deceased had worked for international media such as Reuters, CNN or the BBC, among others.

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Just the News broke the news in Washington, United States on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
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