WORLD_ AP, Reuters photographers were on scene for Hamas attack, spurring ethical questions

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

AP, Reuters photographers were on scene for Hamas attack, spurring ethical questions

One freelancer shown being kissed on cheek by reputed Oct. 7 mastermind

Palestinians celebrate by a destroyed Israeli tank at the Gaza Strip fence east of Khan Younis Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. The militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented, multi-front attack on Israel at daybreak Saturday, firing … more >

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times - Wednesday, November 8, 2023


Gaza-based freelance photographers for The Associated Press and Reuters were on the ground for the early-morning terrorist attack on Israel, raising concerns about whether ethical lines were crossed to obtain the photos.

Honest Reporting, a pro-Israel media watchdog, reported that the AP credited four photojournalists for its Oct. 7 images from the Israel-Gaza border: Hassan Eslaiah, Yousef Masoud, Ali Mahmud, and Hatem Ali.

Mr. Eslaiah has also freelanced for CNN and Mr. Masoud for The New York Times.

Honest Reporting posted a photo of a man identified as Mr. Eslaiah being kissed on the cheek by Hamas Gaza leader and Oct. 7 “mastermind” Yahya Sinwar.

In the hours following our expose, new material is still coming to light concerning Gazan freelance journalist Hassan Eslaiah whom both AP & CNN used on Oct. 7.


Here he is pictured with Hamas leader and mastermind of the Oct. 7 massacre, Yahya Sinwar. https://t.co/S9pXeIGaFq pic.twitter.com/RmEZU5RsM8

— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) November 8, 2023


Reuters published Oct. 7 photos from two photographers — Mohammed Fayq Abu Mostafa and Yasser Qudih — whom Honest Reporting said “also happened to be at the border just in time for Hamas’ infiltration.”

“What were they doing there so early on what would ordinarily have been a quiet Saturday morning?” asked Honest Reporting in its Thursday report. “Was it coordinated with Hamas? Did the respectable wire services, which published their photos, approve of their presence inside enemy territory, together with the terrorist infiltrators?”

There were more questions.

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READ MORE: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/8/ap-reuters-photographers-scene-hamas-attack-spurri/

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