After the HonestReporting investigation and the accusations on social media: Reuters categorically denied that there was prior information about the October 7 massacre. This followed the communiqué of the main media outlets in Israel calling for the vomiting of the "bloody press."
الصحفي حسن اصليح قرب آلية عسكرية تابعة للاحتلال: "اختطاف كل الجنود الإسرائيليين الذين تواجدوا في الدبابة". pic.twitter.com/ru5dmi0Pzy
— وكالة شهاب للأنباء (@ShehabAgency) October 7, 2023
"The news agency categorically denies that it had prior knowledge of the attack or that we operated journalists inside Hamas on October 7," Reuters said. Reuters purchased photographs from two freelance photographers from Gaza who were at the border on the morning of October 7, with whom she had no previous relationship."
"No evidence was found to support the claim of coordination with Hamas"
They added: "We found no evidence to support the claim of coordination with Hamas by the two independent journalists whose photos we published. Reuters has not published photos of Hassan Aslayeh and has no relationship with him."
On Thursday, the New York Times published a response to the accusations against him, vehemently denying the allegations. "The accusation that someone at The New York Times knew in advance about a Hamas attack or accompanied Hamas terrorists during the attack is untrue and outrageous," the statement said, adding: "Such accusations are irresponsible and put journalists in Israel and Gaza at risk. The Times extensively covered the October 7 attack and the war fairly, impartially and with a compelling understanding of the complexity of the conflict."
One of the photos that appeared in the investigation into the October 7 massacre, photo: AP
It should be recalled that following the report on the involvement of the photographers, CNN decided to suspend relations with photographer Hassan Asaya, about whom the conclusions of the investigation also touched. "We found no reason to doubt the journalistic accuracy of the work done for us, but we have decided to suspend all contact with him," the media outlet said in a statement.
The Associated Press also said through spokeswoman Nicole Meyer: "The news agency had no knowledge of the October 7 attacks before they occurred. The AP's job is to gather information about news events around the world, wherever they occur, even when those events are horrific and cause mass victimization. AP uses photos taken by freelancers around the world, including in Gaza."
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