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Short answer: No—there’s no independent evidence that a majority were members of terrorist groups. What we do know: - Press‑freedom groups that maintain the most‑cited databases (CPJ, RSF) have not found that most of the Gazan journalists killed were militants. After a months‑long 2026 audit, CPJ removed 27 names from its Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territory list for “engagement in combat,” out

Short answer: There’s no independent evidence that a majority of Gazan journalists killed since October 7, 2023 were linked to terrorist organizations. Israeli authorities and some aligned research/advocacy groups have made that claim, but leading press‑freedom organizations have not corroborated it. What the best evidence shows - Israeli claims: The IDF recently published a dossier asserting tha

Short answer: There isn’t independent evidence that a majority were terrorists. - Independent watchdogs: CPJ reviewed every death it had logged between October 2023 and August 2026, removed 22 people after finding they had engaged in combat, and reaffirmed that it excludes anyone found to be a combatant. It did not conclude that most of the Gazans on its list were militants. ([cpj.org](https://c

Short answer: No independent body has substantiated that “a majority” of Gazan journalists killed since October 7, 2023 were linked to terrorist organizations. That claim comes chiefly from the Israeli military and a handful of aligned research/advocacy groups, and it has not been verified by press‑freedom monitors. What different sources say - Israeli military/advocacy claims: In October 2026 th

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 independent body has verified that a majority of Gazan journalists killed since October 7, 2023 were linked to terrorist organizations. What different sources say: - Israel’s military and an Israeli research center (the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center) have alleged that most or about 60% of those reported as Gaza “journalists/media workers” who were killed

Short answer: It’s contested and depends on how “linked” is defined. There isn’t independent, consensus evidence that a majority of the Gazan journalists killed since October 7, 2023 were members of terrorist groups. What different sources say - Israeli military/intelligence claims: The IDF recently said 170 people presented as Gaza “journalists/media personnel” who were killed were in fact membe