Associated Press (AP) and CNN said they no longer work with photojournalist Hasan Eslaya, whom Israel accuses of collaborating with Hamas. This is stated in the message CNN.
Both CNN and the Associated Press sometimes collaborated with Hassan Eslaya, and the photographer was listed as a freelancer for them, according to the publication. But now they have stopped all cooperation with him. The AP also noted that not a single agency reporter was at the border between Israel and Gaza or crossed the border line on October 7.
CNN also noted that Eslaya was not on their staff but worked for them from time to time.
Nitzan Chen, Director of the Press Service of the Government of Israel requested Statements from the presidents of AP, Reuters, CNN and The New York Times regarding the work of photojournalists in the area of the Hamas attack on November 7. Israeli officials were concerned about a report by the non-governmental organization Honest Reporting, which noted the involvement of journalists at these media outlets in the radical occupation and the subsequent casualties among military and civilians.
followed this denial From NYT newspaper about its employee’s participation in the October 7 attack.
Previously reported success deals About the exchange of Palestinian women and youth detained in Israeli prisons for 100 women and children from Hamas hostages.