Hamas Documents Reveal the Depth of the Collaboration Between Al Jazeera and the Hamas Terrorist Organization
After exposing the involvement of six Al Jazeera journalists in terrorism, the IDF now reveals additional documents indicating close cooperation between Hamas and the network—ranging from prohibiting the channel from criticizing the organization, to concealing incidents of failed rocket launches, and even establishing a secure communication line between Hamas and Al Jazeera.
In a 2022 document, Hamas describes how it provided Al Jazeera with clear instructions on covering a failed Islamic Jihad rocket launch in Jabaliya, which resulted in the deaths of several civilians. The instructions included avoiding the use of the word "massacre" to describe the event, reducing the display of images from the incident, and ensuring that panel members did not criticize Hamas.
Another document from the same year reveals the instructions Hamas gave to journalist Tamer Almisshall regarding his coverage of the Islamic Jihad during Operation "Breaking Dawn" on his program "More Hidden than Revealed". The instructions were to support the "resistance" in Gaza and to prevent any criticism of the Islamic Jihad’s rocket capabilities, in light of the high number of failed launches.
A 2023 document shows that Hamas decided to establish an "Al Jazeera Phone"—a secure line that would allow the organization to communicate with the channel in a classified manner and during emergencies.
The documents reveal how Hamas directs Al Jazeera's media coverage to serve its own interests, preventing the public in Gaza and around the world from discovering the truth about its crimes against Gazan civilians.