CNN fires freelance photojournalist who was embedded with Hamas
- Photographers for mainstream media retailers together with CNN, the Associated Press and Reuters seem to have been embedded with Hamas on October 7
CNN has ‘suspended all ties’ with a photojournalist who seems to have been embedded with Hamas on October 7 on the time of the fear group’s barbaric assault on Israel.
Hassan Eslaiah, who has additionally labored for the Associated Press, posted a number of photographs and movies on X within the midst of the assault together with a clip exhibiting Hamas fighters ransacking a burning Israeli tank. ‘All the Israeli troopers who have been within the tank have been kidnapped,’ he informed his followers.
His firing comes within the wake of a stunning report from media watchdog Honest Reporting who named Eslaiah, together with Yousef Masoud, Ali Mahmud, and Hatem Ali, because the 4 photojournalists whose work was utilized by the Associated Press on October 7.
Two others, Mohammed Fayq Abu Mostafa and Yasser Qudih, had their work printed by Reuters.
Honest Reporting famous that Eslaiah deleted a number of posts from X web page from October 7 through which he wrote about being ‘Live from contained in the Gaza Strip settlements.’
In response, a CNN spokesperson informed Ynet News even if the community didn’t ‘doubt the journalistic accuracy of the work he has accomplished for us,’ it nonetheless ‘determined to droop all ties with him.’
Hassan Eslaiah, an AP/CNN photographer, with Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar in an undated picture
Eslaiah posted this video on October 7 exhibiting the ransacking of an Israeli tank
While in a press release to The Washington Times, an Associated Press spokesperson mentioned: ‘The Associated Press had no information of the October 7 assaults earlier than they occurred. The function of The Associated Press is to collect info on breaking information occasions world wide, wherever they occur, even when these occasions are horrific and trigger mass casualties.’
Two pictures printed by Reuters on October 7 have been taken near the Gaza border because the Hamas invasion started. Honest Reporting notes that photographers Mohammed Fayq Abu Mostafa and Yasser Qudih ‘occurred to be on the border simply in time for Hamas’ infiltration.
‘Did the photojournalists who freelance for different media, like CNN and The New York Times, notify these retailers? Judging from the images of lynching, kidnapping and storming of an Israeli kibbutz, it looks like the border has been breached not solely bodily, but in addition journalistically,’ the Honest Reporting function learn.
In his video entrance of assault, Eslaiah seems to be sporting his personal garments and isn’t identifiable as a member of the media.
In 2021, it was broadly reported that the Associated Press used the identical workplace area as Hamas in Gaza.
Eslaiah was beforehand pictured in a loving embrace with Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar in an undated picture.
One of the photographers named, Ali Mahmud, took an image of the pick-up truck that was used to move the useless physique of Shani Louk, pictured right here, in response to Honest Reporting
Honest Reporting was based by veteran Israeli journalist Gil Hoffman. Its motto is the ‘viewers deserves to know.’
‘When worldwide information businesses determine to pay for materials that has been captured underneath such problematic circumstances, their requirements could also be questioned and their viewers deserves to learn about it,’ one part of their report on Eslaiah reads.
‘And if their folks on the bottom actively or passively collaborated with Hamas to get the pictures, they need to be referred to as out to redefine the border between journalism and barbarism.’
