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Reuters Employed a Journalist Who Praised Oct. 7 and Works for the Houthis; Now It Refuses to Comment
Partygoers at the Supernova Psy-Trance Festival running to safety during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, as seen in the documentary “Supernova: The Music Festival Massacre.” Photo: Screenshot
She works for terrorists.
She praised Hamas for slaughtering Jews on October 7.
But Reuters is silent on the employment status of Gaza freelance journalist Doaa Rouqa.
In November 2024, HonestReporting revealed that Rouqa was working for the Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV while she was freelancing for Reuters.
A year earlier, we exposed how Rouqa had shared enthusiastic Facebook posts celebrating the October 7 Hamas attack that triggered the Israel-Hamas war.
Reuters glossed over Rouqa’s praise for terror — claiming that her posts had been removed and that “appropriate action” had been taken.
But she continued working for the news agency, which also failed to respond to our exposé concerning her moonlighting as a reporter for the Iranian-backed Yemeni Houthi movement — a US-designated terrorist organization.
She works for Houthi terrorists.
But @Reuters still won’t confirm the employment status of Gaza freelance journalist Doaa Rouqa.
And now there’s more.
https://t.co/Jhc8mq9GMZ
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) July 16, 2025
Working for Terrorists
According to the Reuters digital database, Rouqa has been employed by the wire service since November 2023.
Her social media accounts on Instagram and Facebook reveal that she was simultaneously working for Al-Masirah — reporting on the same stories for both Reuters and the terrorists who attack Israel and threaten global shipping.
On April 25-26, 2023, for example, Rouqa produced reports from Nasser hospital in Gaza for both Reuters and Al-Masirah:
Rouqa’s accounts are filled with selfies and pictures showing her holding a microphone imprinted with Al-Masirah’s logo.
She had no qualms about it, and her Reuters colleagues either turned a blind eye or were clueless.
Either way, her work hasn’t been published by Reuters since June 2024. The agency, however, refuses to confirm either way whether it has cut ties with Rouqa following our exposés.
Transparency on this issue is necessary because freelancers can be used by the agency even after a long hiatus.
Praising Terrorists
Rouqa herself had been quite transparent about her pro-Hamas, anti-Israeli sentiment.
On October 7, 2023, as 1,200 people in Israel were brutalized, raped, and murdered while others were taken hostage, she posted excited praise on her Facebook page for Hamas’ attack.
One post reads in Arabic: “October, Gaza, Glorious — history will record. Alaqsa flood.”
Another, showing a picture of Hamas terrorists inside Israel, reads: “May God protect them. #alAqsa Flood… A morning and day like no other on the road to liberation and great victory, God willing.”
And another post, in which Rouqa celebrates rockets fired at Israel, carries an image showing trails of smoke over Gaza and a caption that reads in Arabic: “This is how Gaza has woken up. Good morning to our brave resistance. We wish everyone health.” The sentence above the picture reads: “This morning in Gaza has no parallel. #forever #Gaza #Palestine #a morning of pride.”
This overt support for terrorism did not prevent Reuters from purchasing Rouqa’s photos, utilizing her videos, and publishing her stories.
On the contrary, she continued receiving bylines on emotive stories from Gaza.
It also seems that her work for Houthi terrorists wasn’t a deal breaker.
Reuters owes its audience an explanation.
But whether it cuts ties with Rouqa or not, the question remains: If one of the world’s largest news agencies hired someone who prides herself on support for terrorists, how can anyone trust it?
HonestReporting is a Jerusalem-based media watchdog with a focus on antisemitism and anti-Israel bias — where a version of this article first appeared.
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Hezbollah Marks Year Since Israel Killed Veteran Leader Nasrallah
People gather at a site damaged by Israeli airstrike that killed Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah during a commemoration ceremony in Beirut southern suburbs, Lebanon, Nov. 30, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah on Saturday commemorated one year since leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed by Israel, the opening salvo of a war that ultimately battered his once-powerful group and left swathes of Lebanon in ruins.
A string of Israeli bunker-busting bombs on a Hezbollah complex in Beirut’s southern suburbs killed Nasrallah, who had led the powerful Shi’ite religious, political and military group for more than 30 years.
His heir apparent Hashem Safieddine was killed weeks later. Now pressure is swelling on the group to disarm – a demand Hezbollah has rejected.
Hezbollah’s secretary general, Naim Qassem, who assumed the post a month after Nasrallah’s killing, delivered a speech to mark the anniversary.
He reaffirmed that Hezbollah would not allow disarmament and warned of a fierce confrontation, describing the fight as an existential battle that the group was capable of facing.
Crowds, including Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani, gathered in Hezbollah strongholds in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon’s south and east, to mark the day.
Tensions over the commemoration have been mounting this week, particularly after Hezbollah projected the portraits of Nasrallah and Safieddine on the towering rocks off the coast of Beirut.
The display went ahead, despite orders by Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and the Beirut governor not to do so, angering Lebanese opponents of Hezbollah who said the cliffs should not be used for political displays.
Nasrallah became secretary general of Hezbollah in 1992 aged just 35 after his predecessor, Sayyed Abbas al-Musawi, was killed in an Israeli helicopter attack.
With his fiery speeches, he swiftly became the public face of a once-shadowy group founded by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in 1982 to fight Israeli occupation forces.
The day after Hamas’ cross-border attack into Israel on October 7, 2023, Hezbollah entered the fray in solidarity with its Palestinian ally by firing on Israel from southern Lebanon.
That prompted exchanges of fire for nearly a year before Israel sharply escalated by detonating explosives-rigged communication devices used by Hezbollah, pummeling the country with air strikes and sending troops into Lebanon’s south.
Israel’s air and ground campaign prevented a formal burial for Nasrallah for months. Followers have since flocked to his grave to pray.
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New Zealand Says Not Joining Push for Palestinian Statehood
The United Nations headquarters building is pictured though a window with the UN logo in the foreground in the Manhattan borough of New York, Aug. 15, 2014. Photo: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
i24 News – New Zealand will not join the push to recognize Palestinian statehood, though it remains committed to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Minister Winston Peters said at the United Nations Headquarters on Friday.
“With a war raging, Hamas still in place, and no clarity on next steps, we do not think that the time is now,” Peters said in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly.
New Zealand’s position represents a departure from the line adopted by Australia, Britain and Canada, who joined in a recognition of Palestinian statehood on Sunday.
Israel and the US administration of President Donald Trump have said such unilateral moves will only serve to undermine the prospects of a peaceful end to the conflict and achieve nothing for the Palestinians. Both boycotted the New York event.
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Trump: Intense ‘Regional’ Talks on Ending Gaza War Ongoing, Israel and Hamas Briefed
US President Donald Trump points a finger as he delivers remarks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 31, 2025. Photo: Kent Nishimura via Reuters Connect
i24 News – US President Donald Trump stated on Friday in a message posted to his Truth Social network that talks, ongoing for four days, concerning ending the Gaza war were productive.
“I am pleased to report that we are having very inspired and productive discussions with the Middle Eastern Community concerning Gaza. Intense negotiations have been going on for four days, and will continue for as long as necessary in order to get a Successfully Completed Agreement,” the post read.
“All of the Countries within the Region are involved, Hamas is very much aware of these discussions, and Israel has been informed at all levels, including Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu. There is more Goodwill and Enthusiasm for getting a Deal done, after so many decades, than I have ever seen before. Everyone is excited to put this period of Death and Darkness behind them. It is an Honor to be a part of this Negotiation. We must get the Hostages back, and get a PERMANENT AND LONGLASTING PEACE!”