Israeli forces have branded six Gaza-based journalists of Al Jazeera as “terrorists”, accusing them of being a part of the Palestinian Hamas and Islamic Jihad teams. The Qatar-based media group has trashed the allegations as “baseless” and “unfounded”.
The accusations are the newest in Israel’s motion towards Al Jazeera, whose Ramallah workplace within the West Financial institution was stormed by Israeli forces a month in the past and ordered to close for 45 days.
Sharing the names and pictures of the six journalists, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) mentioned they’ve paperwork that “expose” them as Hamas and Islamic Jihad operatives.
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“The IDF has disclosed intelligence info and quite a few paperwork present in Gaza confirming army affiliation of six Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza with Hamas and the Islamic Jihad terrorist organizations, together with personnel tables, lists of terrorist coaching programs, cellphone directories, and wage paperwork for terrorists,” mentioned the assertion posted on X.
The IDF claimed the doc show the “integration of Hamas terrorists inside the Qatari Al Jazeera media community.”
“Many of the journalists that the IDF has uncovered as operatives in Hamas’ army wing spearhead the propaganda for Hamas at Al Jazeera, particularly in northern Gaza,” the IDF publish learn.
Al Jazeera condemned the allegations in a strongly worded assertion and known as it a part of their “wider sample of hostility” in direction of the media organisation that is overlaying the conflict in Gaza.
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“The Community views these fabricated accusations as a blatant try to silence the few remaining journalists within the area, thereby obscuring the cruel realities of the conflict from audiences worldwide,” the assertion learn.
The Qatari media outlet mentioned the Israeli claims comply with a latest expose by Al Jazeera on the “potential conflict crimes” dedicated by Israeli forces throughout the Gaza conflict.
“Al Jazeera categorically rejects the Israeli occupation forces’ portrayal of our journalists as terrorists and denounces their use of fabricated proof. The Community asserts that its journalists are merely fulfilling their skilled duties, documenting and reporting on the devastating influence of the conflict on the Strip’s two million civilians,” mentioned Al Jazeera.
The assertion additionally pointed to reviews on media staff allegedly killed by Israeli forces throughout the ongoing conflict and asserted its dedication to “deliver the reality to gentle” within the Gaza area.