Reuters categorically denies any claim that it had knowledge of the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October. This is stated in a message published on the website. agencies.
Reuters announced that the images were taken from two independent photographers from Gaza who were on the Israeli border on the morning of October 7. However, the media emphasizes that the agency had no previous relationship with them.
The photos published by Reuters were taken two hours after Hamas fired rockets into southern Israel and 45 minutes after Israel said the militants had crossed the border.
Associated Press also statedHe said they knew nothing about the Hamas attack in advance. AP spokeswoman Nicole Mair added that the agency used footage shot by freelancers around the world, including in Gaza.
November 9, pro-Israel media monitoring group HonestReporting expressed The assumption is that journalists at many world media outlets, including Reuters and AP, may have known in advance about Hamas’s impending attack on Israel. This is evidenced by the presence of their “photographer” at the scene on the morning of October 7, according to HonestReporting.
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