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Photojournalist who invaded Israel on Oct. 7 hurt in overnight Gaza strike
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF and Shin Bet confirm that overnight it carried out an airstrike in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, targeting photojournalist Hassan Eslaiah, who invaded Israel during the October 7 onslaught.
Eslaiah was wounded in the strike, along with several other journalists, according to an update from a Palestinian news agency that he heads.
In a statement, the IDF and Shin Bet say that Eslaiah was a member of Hamas’s Khan Younis Brigade and was operating “under the guise of a journalist and owner of a press company.”
On October 7, Eslaiah, who was freelancing for the Associated Press, took photos of a burning tank on the Gaza border which had been attacked by Hamas operatives. He also invaded Israel with the terrorists and photographed them entering Kibbutz Nir Oz, where dozens of civilians were massacred.
He was not wearing a press vest that would identify him as a member of the media.
“During the massacre, he documented and uploaded footage of looting, arson, and murder to social media,” the IDF says.
The military says it took steps to mitigate harm to civilians in the strike.
The Times of Israel Community.