IDF Releases Evidence Identifying 170 Gaza "Journalists" as Terrorists
Translated & summarized from Vesty by baba
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- IDF claims 170 Gaza "journalists" killed were terrorists.
- A new IDF website provides evidence of their alleged affiliations.
- 118 were Hamas members, 49 from Islamic Jihad.
- 17 allegedly participated in the October 7 attacks.
- IDF aims to counter narratives of targeting media workers.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has launched a special website presenting evidence that 170 individuals in Gaza, previously reported as journalists killed during the conflict, were actually operatives of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The IDF stated on Thursday evening, October 1, that this information was gathered through extensive research and aims to counter the narrative that Israel intentionally targets media workers.
The newly launched website details the names and alleged affiliations of these 170 individuals, along with evidence of their roles within the militant wings of these organizations. The IDF asserts that this data, including visual materials and documents found in Gaza, demonstrates that these individuals were terrorists, not solely journalists. The military claims that Hamas and Islamic Jihad themselves have, in some instances, acknowledged these individuals as members of their ranks.
According to the IDF, 118 of the individuals were members of Hamas's military wing, 49 belonged to Islamic Jihad, and two were part of the Popular Resistance Committees. Notably, 17 of these operatives allegedly participated in the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel. The IDF also addressed the controversy surrounding the film "NAFA," stating it presented a distorted and false picture and that the army never planned or executed a strike expecting 500 civilian casualties.
The IDF emphasized that the information released highlights a discrepancy between the global perception and the reality on the ground, asserting that Israel acts against terrorist organizations and operatives in accordance with international law, not against journalists. Some of the individuals named reportedly worked for international media outlets, including Reuters, CNN, ABC, AP, AFP, BBC, Le Monde, and Australia's ABC.
For example, Amru Nahid Abd ar-Rahman Abu Uda, who reportedly worked for Reuters and Turkey's Anadolu Agency, is identified by the IDF as a commander in Hamas's military wing's photo and video unit. Hassan Majdi Ibrahim Abu Warda, who worked for the Barq Gaza news agency, is alleged by the IDF to have been a sniper in the Northern Gaza Brigade of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
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