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Israel Defense Forces claims 170 journalists killed in Gaza strikes were actually terrorists

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The journalists' identities and affiliation with the radical groups were verified using documentation by the terrorist organizations themselves and materials recovered by Israeli troops during operations in Gaza, according to the IDF.

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  1. The Christian Post

    BBC reviews 53 Gaza ‘journalists’ over possible terrorist ties (opens The Christian Post)

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    The British Broadcasting Corporation is reviewing a list of 53 “journalists” killed while reporting on the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza to determine whether some had ties to terrorist organizations.

  2. Just the News

    Israel claims 10 Gaza terrorists posed as journalists to dispute accusations it targets reporters (opens Just the News)

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    The list includes Mohammed Sami Abdullah Jarghoun, who worked as a journalist for Smart Media, but the IDF alleges he participated in the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks on Israel.

  3. Just the News

    Israel Defense Forces claims 170 journalists killed in Gaza strikes were actually terrorists (opens Just the News)

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    The journalists' identities and affiliation with the radical groups were verified using documentation by the terrorist organizations themselves and materials recovered by Israeli troops during operations in Gaza, according to the IDF.

  4. Legal Insurrection

    IDF Counters Media Lies, Exposes Terror Ties of 170 Slain Gaza ‘Journalists’ (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    IDF: "Individuals presented as innocent journalists were, in fact, militants in the military wings of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and other terrorist organizations." The post IDF Counters Media Lies, Exposes Terror Ties of 170 Slain Gaza ‘Journalists’ first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·t…

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