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IDF says 170 'journalists' killed in Gaza were militants
Original: IDF: 170 alleged ‘journalists’ killed in Gaza were Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists
The Israeli military says 170 of the journalists reportedly killed in Gaza were in fact members of Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad, describing them as terrorists rather than members of the press. The claim, published by the Jerusalem Post, is likely to fuel ongoing disputes over casualty figures and the status of media workers in the Gaza war. Press freedom groups and Hamas have previously rejected similar Israeli assertions, and independent verification of such claims remains difficult.
Why now: The claim touches a highly contested issue in the Gaza war: the status and death toll of journalists, which is fiercely disputed between Israel, Hamas and press freedom organisations.
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- IDF: 170 alleged ‘journalists’ killed in Gaza were Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists · The Jerusalem Post
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