US EditionNews Agencies Sever Ties with Gaza Photographer as Israel Denounces 'Pallywood'
- German newspaper BILD published an investigation on August 5, 2025, exposing Gazan photographer Anas Zayed Fteiha for staging hunger scenes to promote Hamas propaganda.
- The investigation addressed concerns that Hamas dominates all visual media output in southern Gaza, using it to generate Western sympathy and provoke hostility toward Israel.
- Anas Zaid Fatiyeh, a Palestinian photographer affiliated with Anadolu Agency—a news outlet linked to the Turkish government—regularly posts pro-Palestinian content and arranges staged photographs that predominantly feature women and children at aid distribution sites, while images showing mostly calm adult men receiving aid remain largely unpublished.
- The investigation prompted news agencies like Deutsche Presse-Agentur and Agence France-Presse to stop working with Fteiha and tighten verification of Gaza images, while Israel's Foreign Ministry warned "Beware of fake news" relating to such staged media.
- This inquiry highlights how Hamas uses "Pallywood"—staged or framed media—to shape international opinion amid a conflict since October 7, 2023, that has cost over 60,000 lives and fuels ongoing global moral debates.
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Time Defends Its Cover of Starving Gazans Amid Allegations Photo Could Be Staged
Time defended its use of an image of hungry Palestinians in Gaza City on its Aug. 1 cover Wednesday, telling TheWrap that reports of similar images out of Gaza being staged were not related to the cover story, as Ali Jadallah is not among the photographers accused. The news outlet declined, however, to clarify with certainty that the Getty image was not similarly staged as calls for owner Marc Benioff to address the allegations mounted on social…
Israeli president decries Hamas 'manipulation' after German media exposes 'staged' Gaza photography
JERUSALEM — During a visit to Tallinn, Estonia, on Wednesday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog used a joint press appearance with Estonia’s president to call out what he described as Hamas-led propaganda efforts, citing recent investigative reports from leading German newspapers that revealed “staged” images from Gaza. Herzog contrasted these fabricated scenes with the very real suffering of Israeli hostages, exposing what he called Hamas’ “hypocr…
BILD Exposé: Gazan Photographers Stage “Famine” Images For Hamas Propaganda
The German BILD newspaper published an investigation on Tuesday exposing a Gazan photographer as staging “starvation” scenes in Gaza as material for Hamas propaganda against Israel. The investigation found that many Gazan photographers are connected to Hamas. For example, photographer Anas Zayed Fteiha, whose photos and videos appear in international newspapers and news agencies, staged images to exaggerate suffering in Gaza and serve as leverag…
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