Majority of journalists killed in Gaza linked to terror organizations, study says |
A new study by the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center asserts that a majority of Gaza-based journalists killed since the outbreak of the current war were operatives in, or closely affiliated with, terrorist organizations — primarily Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
The study (Hebrew link), published Thursday, examined the identities of 266 individuals identified as journalists or media workers killed in Gaza between October 7, 2023, and November 30, 2025. According to the center, at least 157 of them — roughly 60 percent — were members of terror groups or clearly affiliated with them, including 104 linked to Hamas and 45 to Islamic Jihad.
A handful of others were linked to Fatah’s armed wing — the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades — as well as the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Popular Resistance Committees.
Some, the report claims, were not only affiliated but served simultaneously as armed operatives in military units.
The center said its conclusions are based on public records, Palestinian media reports, and Hamas documents seized by the Israel Defense Forces during ground operations in Gaza.
A central theme of the report is what it describes as “dual identity” — journalists who also held active roles in armed groups. According to the findings, some reporters embedded with the organizations took part in military activities or served in propaganda arms that Hamas views as integral to its information warfare strategy.
The report also reiterated earlier Israeli claims that several Hamas-affiliated journalists received advance notice of the October 7 attack, arriving at the border area and later........