SECURITY_ Israel calls for AP, CNN, Reuters, New York Times to investigate Hamas-attack photographers

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Israel calls for AP, CNN, Reuters, New York Times to investigate Hamas-attack photographers

Media outlets deny prior knowledge of Oct. 7 attack on Israel

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) more >

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times - Thursday, November 9, 2023


Israel demanded “immediate action” by four media companies — the Associated Press, CNN, Reuters and the New York Times — whose freelance photographers were on the scene during the surprise Hamas attack on Israeli civilians.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s office called the six Gaza-based photographers on the ground for the early-morning Oct. 7 massacre on the Gaza-Israel border “accomplices in crimes against humanity.”

“The National Public Diplomacy Directorate in the Prime Minister’s Office views with utmost gravity that photojournalists working with international media joined in covering the brutal acts of murder perpetrated by Hamas terrorists on Saturday October 7th in the communities adjacent to the Gaza Strip,” said the Thursday statement.

“These journalists were accomplices in crimes against humanity; their actions were contrary to professional ethics,” the statement said.

The AP, Reuters and New York Times have denied having advance knowledge of the Oct. 7 attack, while CNN has cut ties with Hassan Eslaiah, one of the freelance photographers who was working that day for AP.

“While we have not at this time found reason to doubt the journalistic accuracy of the work he has done for us, we have decided to suspend all ties with him,” CNN told ynetnews, an Israeli outlet.

Israeli Communications Director Shlomo Karhi fired off a letter Thursday to the four media companies requesting a “thorough investigation into this matter.” “The gravity of the situation demands a swift and thorough response,” Mr. Karhi said.

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