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Captured Documents Tie Hamas to Directing Al Jazeera Coverage

An Israeli research center says captured Gaza papers document Hamas direction of Al Jazeera’s wartime coverage.

Overview

  • Hamas instructed Al Jazeera in 2022 not to describe a deadly Jabalia blast as a massacre, and the newsroom agreed to the guidance, according to the documents.
  • The papers describe a secure real-time link to Al Jazeera’s Doha office, enabling Hamas operatives to steer what to air or withhold during emergencies.
  • The report portrays the network as a longstanding vehicle for Hamas propaganda and psychological warfare, intensified during the recent war.
  • Named journalists were alleged to have ties to Hamas’s military wing, including Anas al‑Sharif, though evidentiary details for such claims are reported as limited in the released materials.
  • The findings also say Al Jazeera journalists were granted exclusive access to Hamas’s tunnel network, reflecting unusually close operational proximity.