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Who Are the Killed Gazan Journalists Affiliated With Palestinian Terror Groups?

Israeli military vehicles move near the Israel-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in southern Israel, Dec. 31, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura

One of the more widely discussed facets of the Israel-Hamas war has been the number of Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza since October 7.

The Washington Post, The New York Times, the Associated Press, and the Financial Times are just some of the mainstream media organizations that have featured in-depth reports on the Palestinian journalist casualties in Gaza.

However, what these reports fail to disclose is that a substantial number of these Gaza-based journalists were either members of proscribed Palestinian terror organizations, or affiliated with these groups. These groups include Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

Based on information provided by the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), of the 83 Palestinian journalists identified by the CPJ as being killed in Gaza as of February 22, 2024, 45 (roughly 55%) were either members or affiliates of a Palestinian terrorist group.

The following is a list of the killed Palestinian journalists who were associated with Gaza-based terror groups:

Alaa Al-Hams (passed away on February 12, 2024 from a prior wound) — She had previously worked for the Houthi-affiliated Al Masira TV Network and the Hamas-affiliated news agency, Al-Rai.
Mohammed Atallah (reported killed on January 29, 2024) — He worked for the Hamas-affiliated Al-Resalah news website.
Iyad El-Ruwagh (reported killed on January 25, 2024) — He worked as a host for the Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa Voice Radio.
Mohamed Jamal Sobhi Al-Thalathini (reported killed on January 11, 2024) — He worked for the Islamic Jihad-affiliated broadcaster, Al-Qouds Al-Youm.
Ahmed Bdeir (reported killed on January 10, 2024) — He worked for Bawabat al-Hadaf, which is affiliated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
Hamza Al Dahdouh (reported killed on January 7, 2024) — He worked for Al Jazeera. He reportedly served in Islamic Jihad’s electronic engineering unit, and previously served as a deputy commander in the Zeitoun Brigade’s rocket force.
Mustafa Thuraya (reported killed on January 7, 2024) — He worked as a freelancer for AFP. He reportedly served as a deputy squad commander in Hamas’ Gaza City Brigade.
Akram Elshafie (passed away on January 5, 2024 from injuries sustained in October 2023) — He worked for the Hamas-affiliated Safa news agency.
Jabr Abu Hadrous (reported killed on December 29, 2023) — He worked as a reporter for the Islamic Jihad-affiliated broadcaster, Al-Qouds Al-Youm.
Ahmed Khaireddine (reported killed on December 28, 2023) — He worked as a cameraman for the Islamic Jihad-affiliated broadcaster Al-Qouds Al-Youm and for the Hamas-affiliated Quds Feed.
Mohamad Al-Iff (reported killed on December 24, 2023) — He worked as a journalist and photographer for the Hamas-affiliated news agency, Al-Rai.
Mohamed Azzaytouniyah (reported killed on December 24, 2023) — He worked as a sound engineer for the Hamas-affiliated news agency, Al-Rai.
Ahmad Jamal Al-Madhoun (reported killed on December 24, 2023) — He served as the deputy director of the Hamas-affiliated news agency, Al-Rai.
Mohamed Naser Abu Huwaidi (reported killed on December 22, 2023) — He worked for the Islamic Jihad-affiliated newspaper, Al-Istiklal.
Mohamed Khalifeh (reported killed on December 22, 2023) –– He served as a director at the Hamas-affiliated broadcaster, Al-Aqsa TV*.
Adel Zorob (reported killed on December 19, 2023) — He was a freelance journalist who worked with a variety of media outlets in Gaza, including the Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa Voice Radio.
Abdallah Alwan (reported killed on December 18, 2023) — He worked for Al Jazeera and also as a radio host at the Islamic University in Gaza, a Hamas-affiliated organization.
Haneen Kashtan (reported killed on December 17, 2023) — He worked for the Fatah-affiliated Al-Kofiya TV and for Tzut Alutan, a radio station affiliated with the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
Hassan Farajalla (reported killed on December 3, 2023) — According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, he held a senior position at Hamas-affiliated Al-Quds TV. According to the Meir Amit Center, he held a senior position at the Islamic Jihad-affiliated broadcaster, Al-Qouds Al-Youm.
Shaima El-Gazzar (reported killed on either December 3 or 4, 2023) — She worked for the Al-Majedat network and was reportedly also a Hamas activist.
Abdullah Darwish (reported killed on December 1, 2023) — He worked as a cameraman for the Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa TV*.
Mostafa Bakeer (reported killed on November 24, 2023) — He worked as a cameraman and journalist for the Hamas-affiliated broadcaster, Al-Aqsa TV*.
Assem Al-Barsh (reported killed on November 22, 2023) — He worked for the Hamas-affiliated news agency, Al-Rai.
Mohamed Nabil Al-Zaq (reported killed on November 22, 2023) — He worked for the Islamic Jihad-affiliated media network, Al-Qouds Al-Youm.
Abdelhalim Awad (reported killed on November 18, 2023) — He served as a media worker and driver for the Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa TV*.
Mostafa El Sawaf (reported killed November 18, 2023) — He worked for the local news website MSDR News. He joined Hamas at its founding and previously served as a member of Hamas’ Gaza leadership.
Amro Salah Abu Hayah (reported killed on November 18, 2023) — He worked in the broadcast department of Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa TV*.
Yahya Abu Manih (reported killed on November 7, 2023) — He worked as a journalist for Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa Radio.
Mohamad Al-Bayyari (reported killed on November 2, 2023) — He worked as a journalist for Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa TV*.
Iyad Matar (reported killed on November 1, 2023) — He worked as a journalist for Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa TV*.
Majed Kashko (reported killed on October 31, 2023) — He worked for the Islamic Jihad-affiliated media channel, Palestine Today.
Yasser Abu Namous (reported killed on October 27, 2023) — He worked for the Hamas-affiliated Al-Sahel media organization.
Duaa Sharaf (reported killed on October 26, 2023) — She worked as a host for the Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa Radio.
Jamal Al-Faqaawi (reported killed on October 25, 2023) — He worked for the Islamic Jihad-affiliated Mithaq Media Foundation.
Saed Al-Halabi (reported killed on October 25, 2023) — He worked as a journalist for the Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa TV*.
Ahmed Abu Mhadi (reported killed on October 25, 2023) — He worked for the Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa TV*.
Mohammed Imad Labad (reported killed on October 23, 2023) — He worked for the Hamas-affiliated news website, Al-Resalah.
Khalil Abu Aathra (reported killed on October 19, 2023) — He worked as a videographer for Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa TV*.
Sameeh Al-Nady (reported killed on October 18, 2023) — He worked as a journalist and director for Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa TV*.
Mohammad Balousha (reported killed on October 17, 2023) — He worked as a journalist and administrator for the Islamic Jihad-affiliated media channel, Palestine Today.
Issam Bhar (reported killed on October 17, 2023) — He worked for Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa TV*.
Husam Mubarak (reported killed on October 13, 2023) — He worked as a journalist for the Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa radio station.
Ahmed Shehab (reported killed on October 12, 2023) — He worked for the Islamic Jihad-affiliated radio station, Voice of the Prisoners. He had previously been imprisoned by Israel and was released during the 2011 Gilad Shalit deal.
Mohammad Al-Salhi (reported killed on October 7, 2023) — He worked as a photojournalist for the Fourth Authority news agency and was also responsible for public relations for the Hamas-affiliated Dar al-Quran al-Karrem wal-Sunnah organization.
Mohammad Jarghoun (reported killed on October 7, 2023) — He worked as a journalist for Smart Media and reportedly served in Hamas’ al-Qassam Brigades.

*Since 2010, Al-Aqsa TV has been designated a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the US Department of the Treasury.

The author is a contributor to HonestReporting, 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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Hamas Says No Interim Hostage Deal Possible Without Work Toward Permanent Ceasefire

Explosions send smoke into the air in Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, July 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Amir Cohen

The spokesperson for Hamas’s armed wing said on Friday that while the Palestinian terrorist group favors reaching an interim truce in the Gaza war, if such an agreement is not reached in current negotiations it could revert to insisting on a full package deal to end the conflict.

Hamas has previously offered to release all the hostages held in Gaza and conclude a permanent ceasefire agreement, and Israel has refused, Abu Ubaida added in a televised speech.

Arab mediators Qatar and Egypt, backed by the United States, have hosted more than 10 days of talks on a US-backed proposal for a 60-day truce in the war.

Israeli officials were not immediately available for comment on the eve of the Jewish Sabbath.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement on a call he had with Pope Leo on Friday that Israel‘s efforts to secure a hostage release deal and 60-day ceasefire “have so far not been reciprocated by Hamas.”

As part of the potential deal, 10 hostages held in Gaza would be returned along with the bodies of 18 others, spread out over 60 days. In exchange, Israel would release a number of detained Palestinians.

“If the enemy remains obstinate and evades this round as it has done every time before, we cannot guarantee a return to partial deals or the proposal of the 10 captives,” said Abu Ubaida.

Disputes remain over maps of Israeli army withdrawals, aid delivery mechanisms into Gaza, and guarantees that any eventual truce would lead to ending the war, said two Hamas officials who spoke to Reuters on Friday.

The officials said the talks have not reached a breakthrough on the issues under discussion.

Hamas says any agreement must lead to ending the war, while Netanyahu says the war will only end once Hamas is disarmed and its leaders expelled from Gaza.

Almost 1,650 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed as a result of the conflict, including 1,200 killed in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on southern Israel, according to Israeli tallies. Over 250 hostages were kidnapped during Hamas’s Oct. 7 onslaught.

Israel responded with an ongoing military campaign aimed at freeing the hostages and dismantling Hamas’s military and governing capabilities in neighboring Gaza.

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Iran Marks 31st Anniversary of AMIA Bombing by Slamming Argentina’s ‘Baseless’ Accusations, Blaming Israel

People hold images of the victims of the 1994 bombing attack on the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) community center, marking the 30th anniversary of the attack, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 18, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Irina Dambrauskas

Iran on Friday marked the 31st anniversary of the 1994 bombing of the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA) Jewish community center in Buenos Aires by slamming Argentina for what it called “baseless” accusations over Tehran’s alleged role in the terrorist attack and accusing Israel of politicizing the atrocity to influence the investigation and judicial process.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on the anniversary of Argentina’s deadliest terrorist attack, which killed 85 people and wounded more than 300.

“While completely rejecting the accusations against Iranian citizens, the Islamic Republic of Iran condemns attempts by certain Argentine factions to pressure the judiciary into issuing baseless charges and politically motivated rulings,” the statement read.

“Reaffirming that the charges against its citizens are unfounded, the Islamic Republic of Iran insists on restoring their reputation and calls for an end to this staged legal proceeding,” it continued.

Last month, a federal judge in Argentina ordered the trial in absentia of 10 Iranian and Lebanese nationals suspected of orchestrating the attack in Buenos Aires.

The ten suspects set to stand trial include former Iranian and Lebanese ministers and diplomats, all of whom are subject to international arrest warrants issued by Argentina for their alleged roles in the terrorist attack.

In its statement on Friday, Iran also accused Israel of influencing the investigation to advance a political campaign against the Islamist regime in Tehran, claiming the case has been used to serve Israeli interests and hinder efforts to uncover the truth.

“From the outset, elements and entities linked to the Zionist regime [Israel] exploited this suspicious explosion, pushing the investigation down a false and misleading path, among whose consequences was to disrupt the long‑standing relations between the people of Iran and Argentina,” the Iranian Foreign Ministry said.

“Clear, undeniable evidence now shows the Zionist regime and its affiliates exerting influence on the Argentine judiciary to frame Iranian nationals,” the statement continued.

In April, lead prosecutor Sebastián Basso — who took over the case after the 2015 murder of his predecessor, Alberto Nisman — requested that federal Judge Daniel Rafecas issue national and international arrest warrants for Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei over his alleged involvement in the attack.

Since 2006, Argentine authorities have sought the arrest of eight Iranians — including former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who died in 2017 — yet more than three decades after the deadly bombing, all suspects remain still at large.

In a post on X, the Delegation of Argentine Israelite Associations (DAIA), the country’s Jewish umbrella organization, released a statement commemorating the 31st anniversary of the bombing.

“It was a brutal attack on Argentina, its democracy, and its rule of law,” the group said. “At DAIA, we continue to demand truth and justice — because impunity is painful, and memory is a commitment to both the present and the future.”

Despite Argentina’s longstanding belief that Lebanon’s Shiite Hezbollah terrorist group carried out the devastating attack at Iran’s request, the 1994 bombing has never been claimed or officially solved.

Meanwhile, Tehran has consistently denied any involvement and refused to arrest or extradite any suspects.

To this day, the decades-long investigation into the terrorist attack has been plagued by allegations of witness tampering, evidence manipulation, cover-ups, and annulled trials.

In 2006, former prosecutor Nisman formally charged Iran for orchestrating the attack and Hezbollah for carrying it out.

Nine years later, he accused former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner — currently under house arrest on corruption charges — of attempting to cover up the crime and block efforts to extradite the suspects behind the AMIA atrocity in return for Iranian oil.

Nisman was killed later that year, and to this day, both his case and murder remain unresolved and under ongoing investigation.

The alleged cover-up was reportedly formalized through the memorandum of understanding signed in 2013 between Kirchner’s government and Iranian authorities, with the stated goal of cooperating to investigate the AMIA bombing.

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Jordan Reveals Muslim Brotherhood Operating Vast Illegal Funding Network Tied to Gaza Donations, Political Campaigns

Murad Adailah, the head of Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood, attends an interview with Reuters in Amman, Jordan, Sept. 7, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Jehad Shelbak

The Muslim Brotherhood, one of the Arab world’s oldest and most influential Islamist movements, has been implicated in a wide-ranging network of illegal financial activities in Jordan and abroad, according to a new investigative report.

Investigations conducted by Jordanian authorities — along with evidence gathered from seized materials — revealed that the Muslim Brotherhood raised tens of millions of Jordanian dinars through various illegal activities, the Jordan news agency (Petra) reported this week.

With operations intensifying over the past eight years, the report showed that the group’s complex financial network was funded through various sources, including illegal donations, profits from investments in Jordan and abroad, and monthly fees paid by members inside and outside the country.

The report also indicated that the Muslim Brotherhood has taken advantage of the war in Gaza to raise donations illegally.

Out of all donations meant for Gaza, the group provided no information on where the funds came from, how much was collected, or how they were distributed, and failed to work with any international or relief organizations to manage the transfers properly.

Rather, the investigations revealed that the Islamist network used illicit financial mechanisms to transfer funds abroad.

According to Jordanian authorities, the group gathered more than JD 30 million (around $42 million) over recent years.

With funds transferred to several Arab, regional, and foreign countries, part of the money was allegedly used to finance domestic political campaigns in 2024, as well as illegal activities and cells.

In April, Jordan outlawed the Muslim Brotherhood, the country’s most vocal opposition group, and confiscated its assets after members of the Islamist movement were found to be linked to a sabotage plot.

The movement’s political arm in Jordan, the Islamic Action Front, became the largest political grouping in parliament after elections last September, although most seats are still held by supporters of the government.

Opponents of the group, which is banned in most Arab countries, label it a terrorist organization. However, the movement claims it renounced violence decades ago and now promotes its Islamist agenda through peaceful means.

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