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IDF, Shin Bet confirm killing of ‘journalist’ who invaded Israel with Hamas on Oct. 7
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Freelance journalist Hassan Eslaiah, whom the IDF has indentifed as a member of the Hamas terror group's Khan Younis Brigade, is seen in front of a burning IDF tank during the October 7, 2023, onslaught. (Screenshot: X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
The IDF and Shin Bet confirm killing Hassan Eslaiah in a strike on Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza overnight, saying he was a Hamas operative “operating under the guise of a journalist.”
On October 7, 2023, Eslaiah, who was freelancing for the Associated Press, took photos of a burning tank on the Gaza border after it was attacked by Hamas operatives. He also invaded Israel with the terrorists and photographed them entering Kibbutz Nir Oz, where dozens of civilians were massacred.
The IDF has said he was a member of Hamas’s Khan Younis Brigade.
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