IDF claims 6 Al Jazeera journalists are members of terror groups, network responds to 'fabricated accusations'

JERUSALEM — Israel Defense Forces (IDF) allege that six reporters for the Al Jazeera quality enactment are members of 2 violent organizations, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The IDF said it uncovered the documents successful Gaza.

On Thursday, the IDF released a dossier outlining the names, subject ranks and recognition numbers of the alleged terrorists. The Al Jazeera newsman Anas Jamal Mahmoud Al-Sharif, according to the IDF, is portion of Hamas’ Northern Brigade and has served arsenic "true squad commander" and "a worker of the 3rd rank."

The IDF’s accusation contains fiscal accusation astir the alleged violent and claimed Al-Sharif was a "fighter and compartment person successful a rocket company," and "a fighter" successful Hamas' peculiar forces Nukhba company. 

A connection released by Al Jazeera Media Network connected Wednesday called the allegations "unfounded," saying it "views these fabricated accusations arsenic a blatant effort to soundlessness the fewer remaining journalists successful the region, thereby obscuring the harsh realities of the warfare from audiences worldwide."

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Pictures of the alleged Hamas terrorists wearing protective vests labeled press for reporting successful struggle zones were connected show in the IDF dossier. Al Jazeera is headquartered successful Qatar.

Following the Hamas massacre successful Israel connected Oct. 7, 2023, wherever immoderate 1,200 Israelis and different overseas nationals were murdered, arsenic good arsenic the taking of 241 hostages by Hamas terrorists, Israel invaded Gaza to bring backmost the hostages and hitch retired Hamas.

A antheral walks past structure tents erected adjacent collapsed buildings successful the Bureij campy successful the cardinal Gaza Strip connected Oct. 1, 2024. (Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images)

The Jerusalem bureau main of the now-closed Al Jazeera office, Walid Omary, flatly denied the IDF allegations astir the Al Jazeera reporters to Fox News Digital.

"These are baseless allegations from the Israeli forces. While Al Jazeera confirms that the below-mentioned journalists are employed by the network, we categorically cull these allegations and the portrayal of our journalists arsenic terrorists. They are simply performing their nonrecreational duties, documenting, and reporting connected the horrendous realities of the warfare and its interaction connected the 2 cardinal civilians. The existent accusations travel Al Jazeera’s exposé of imaginable warfare crimes committed by the Israeli forces during warfare connected Gaza."

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Al Jazeera bureau main Walid Omari speaks during a property league connected the targeting of Palestinian journalists, successful London connected May 27, 2022. (Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Omary added, "Over the past 2 years, they person targeted and killed respective Al Jazeera journalists successful some the West Bank and Gaza. This includes Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian-American writer successful 2022, arsenic good arsenic Samer Abu Daqqa, Hamza Al Dahdouh, and Ismail Al Ghoul implicit the past year, immoderate of whom were accused based connected unfounded allegations oregon fabricated evidence. Al Jazeera has brought these cases earlier the International Criminal Court (ICC) successful The Hague seeking justness for its employees. 

"Furthermore, the Israeli forces person targeted and killed implicit 100 journalists and media workers implicit the past twelvemonth arsenic documented by internationally renowned property state organizations. The Israeli forces proceed to show unfastened hostility toward Al Jazeera due to the fact that of the network’s committedness to broadcasting the unfolding realities successful Gaza and elsewhere."

The different reporters listed successful the IDF dossier see Ismail Farid Muhammad Abu Omar, who was alleged to beryllium a Hamas operative successful the Khan Yunis Brigade since 2021. He held the positions of "Team Commander", "Platoon commandant successful the grooming unit" and "Exercise Commander," said the IDF. He enlisted successful Hamas successful 2005, noted the IDF.

The Jerusalem bureau of Al Jazeera connected July 29, 2017. (Mahmoud Ibrahem/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Other Hamas members, according to the IDF, are Hossam Basel Abdul Karim Shabat, portion of the  Beit Hanoun Battalion and a "sniper operative successful an anti-tank company," and Talal Mahmoud Abdul Rahman Aruki, who is alleged to person enlisted successful Hamas successful 2008, according to the IDF.

Aruki released a connection connected Instagram refuting the IDF allegations, saying helium was studying astatine assemblage erstwhile the IDF accused him of joining Hamas. He stated, "An incitement run against maine and a radical of Al Jazeera journalists by the Israeli army. This quality is thing but incitement allegations by the Israeli army."

The IDF besides alleged that 2 different journalists are portion of Palestinian Islamic Jihad: Alaa Abdul Aziz Muhammad Salama, who they assertion is simply a "deputy commandant of combat propaganda," and Ashraf Sami Ashour Saraj, an infantry soldier.

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The United States authorities has classified some Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad arsenic overseas violent organizations.

The Committee to Protect Journalists released a connection connected X stating, "The Committee to Protect Journalists is alert of accusations made by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) against respective journalists successful Gaza accusing them of being members of militant groups. Israel has repeatedly made akin unproven claims without producing credible evidence."