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Short answer: No. - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) — the main independent tracker — reports that, as of September 24, 2026, 189 Palestinian journalists and media workers were killed by Israel in Gaza. After a months‑long review completed on September 24, 2026, CPJ removed some names that it found were combatants or not journalists, but it continues to exclude anyone found to have enga

Short answer: No. What we know - The main press‑freedom trackers (CPJ, RSF) have not found evidence that most of the Gaza journalists killed since October 7, 2023 were militants. CPJ’s 2026 review reaffirmed that it excludes anyone found to have been actively engaged in combat and does not treat political/media affiliation as proof of combatant status. ([cpj.org](https://cpj.org/2026/09/cpj-compl

Short answer: No credible, independent tally shows that a majority were linked to terrorist organizations. - After a months‑long review completed on September 24, 2026, the Committee to Protect Journalists removed 22 names from its database (19 because they were found to have participated in combat, three because they didn’t meet CPJ’s definition of a journalist) and said Israeli forces had kille

Short answer: No credible, independent evidence shows that a majority of Gazan journalists killed since October 7, 2023 were members of militant or terrorist organizations. What the best evidence says - CPJ, the main watchdog tracking these deaths, began a formal review of its Gaza database on June 25, 2026 after some militant obituaries surfaced. As of that reporting, CPJ had removed a small num