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Short answer: No. - Independent press‑freedom trackers have not found that most of the Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023 were members of armed groups. CPJ’s most recent review (September 24, 2026) re‑audited its database, removed 22 names in total and explicitly excludes anyone found to have participated in combat; that still leaves the large majority counted as journal

Short answer: No. There is no independent evidence that a majority of Gazan journalists killed since October 7, 2023 were members of or otherwise “linked to” terrorist organizations. What the data from independent monitors shows - CPJ has documented hundreds of journalist and media‑worker deaths in this war and is actively reviewing each case; when it finds someone was a combatant, it removes the

Short answer: There’s no independent evidence that a majority of the Gazan journalists killed since October 7, 2023 were members of terrorist organizations. The “majority” claim comes mainly from Israeli government–aligned or advocacy groups; press‑freedom organizations and independent investigators have not corroborated it. What the best independent trackers say - CPJ and RSF count hundreds of P

Short answer: No. Independent press‑freedom groups have not found evidence that a majority of Gazan journalists killed since October 7, 2023 were members of, or taking part in hostilities for, terrorist organizations. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) continues to document large numbers of Palestinian journalists and media workers killed in Gaza; CPJ excludes from its database anyone it

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