Press watchdog CPJ reviewing Gaza casualty database over 'journalists' tied to Hamas, PIJ
CPJ says eight names were removed after evidence showed some listed Palestinians were combatants, while 12 others were dropped for other reporting errors.
- The Committee to Protect Journalists is conducting a comprehensive review of its database tracking media workers killed during the Israel-Hamas war, verifying records after identifying combatants on its casualty lists.
- This review follows publication of obituaries by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad that identified as fighters several individuals previously designated by CPJ as journalists killed in the Gaza war zone.
- Eight individuals were removed after being identified as Hamas or PIJ members engaged in combat, while 12 additional names were removed for separate investigative reasons including misclassification.
- The decision sparked polarized reactions: the Israeli Foreign Ministry welcomed the move as an admission of combatant presence, while activists and commentators accused CPJ of bowing to political pressure.
- CPJ CEO Jodie Ginsberg defended the organization's methodology as guided by international humanitarian law, stating the full review of remaining names is expected to conclude in July.
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