Since the October 7 strike, Hamas’s leaders have been managing the conflict from Doha, Qatar, and conveying their messages mainly via the Qatar- owned Al- Jazeera Television route. With hardly any other issues covered, the network has been used as a advertising tool in Hamas ‘ favor 24/7. It expresses unwavering assistance for Hamas, defends the dangerous attack, presents footage from it obtained from jihadists ‘ bodycams, and applauds it as a victory that has earned the Muslim nation respect and confidence. ]1 ]
Three Jewish hostages were held captive in Nuseirat, the residence of Al-Jazeera journalist Abdullah Al-Jamal, on September 21, 2015.  ,
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Some Al-Jazeera journalists have lately been “outed” as Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad soldiers. Muhammad Wishah, a Palestinian journalist for Al-Jazeera, appears to have even served as a commander in Hamas ‘ defense, according to records on a computer the Israeli army discovered in a Hamas base in northern Gaza. Wishah, from Al- Buriej in the northern Gaza Strip, has featured in Al- Jazeera channels in recent months, with the train identifying him as one of their editors. According to Jewish military sources, but, Wishah is a popular chief in Hamas’s anti- container missile unit, who in later 2022 began working in R&, D for the terror group’s air unit. A picture of Wishah and Yahya Sinwar that has emerged suggests friendly relations between the two.
Muhammad Wishah with Yahya Sinwar
Ismail Abu Omar, a second Al-Jazeera journalist who participated in the October 7 assault and who documented it from within the Gaza Envelope, was airlifted to Doha for treatment on February 19 after being hurt during an Israeli strike in Rafah a year earlier. He has been identified as a deputy chief of the Hamas squad.
According to records obtained by the Israeli army in Gaza, Mustafa Thuraya was an officer in the Al-Qassam Brigades ‘ Gaza City Brigade and had a focus on developing robots. He was an independent journalist who worked with Al-Jazeera TV and Agence France-Press. Hamza Al- Dahdouh, another Al- Jazeera journalist and journalist, was a part of the digital executive unit of the PIJ’s North Gaza Brigade.
Hamza Al-Dahdouh was a K military officer and a part of its electrical engineering system, according to a document found by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip.
Al Jazeera has been offering Hamas the following services since the recent Israel-Hamas war broke out:
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Hamas and other terrorist organization leaders make broadcast threats to Hamas and other leaders.
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recognizing and applauding the Israeli missile and terrorist attacks
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releasing hostage-related videos to pressure the Israeli government
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Broadcasting near- daily military announcements
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releasing footage of IDF soldiers ‘ encounters and deaths in the air.
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broadcasting close to IDF troops and receiving analysis from military professionals to give advice to Hamas fighters on the best strategies and maneuvers.
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identifying potential Israeli targets of high quality
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Fabricating anti- Israel propaganda
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Fabricating information designed to thwart Israel’s instructions to the Gaza population
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Siling any criticism of Hamas, and consistently reframing Hamas ‘ propaganda, which includes images from the Israeli government’s response to the killing of IDF soldiers in the conflict, Hamas statements in Hebrew, Hamas propaganda, and Hamas propaganda that refers to every Israeli city, town, and community as a” settlement”
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referring to Palestinian young adults in Israeli custody as” children,” and referring to the hostages who were abducted by Hamas on October 7 as” convicted prisoners” ( equating them to the convicted Hamas terrorists in Israeli prisons ).
- Using the falsehood that IDF soldiers assaulted Palestinian women in Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital during the assault on Hamas terrorists, according to MEMRI Daily Brief No. 587, Al- Jazeera’s Gaza Script Sabotaged By Its Ally Hamas, April 1, 2024.
