When Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on October 7 on a spree of murder, rape, and arson, masquerading as a "liberation" movement, they had, along with them, freelance reporters on the payroll of CNN, Reuters, and The New York Times among other media organizations. The media watchdog site "Honest Reporting" has documented numerous instances of local reporters working for major media outlets in the West accompanying Hamas terrorists during the early hours of the terror attack.

On October 7, Hamas terrorists were not the only ones who documented the war crimes they had committed during their deadly rampage across southern Israel. Some of their atrocities were captured by Gaza-based photojournalists working for the Associated Press and Reuters news agencies whose early morning presence at the breached border area raises serious ethical questions.

What were they doing there so early on what would ordinarily have been a quiet Saturday morning? Was it coordinated with Hamas? Did the respectable wire services, which published their photos, approve of their presence inside enemy territory, together with the terrorist infiltrators? Did the photojournalists who freelance for other media, like CNN and The New York Times, notify these outlets? Judging from the pictures of lynching, kidnapping and storming of an Israeli kibbutz, it seems like the border has been breached not only physically, but also journalistically.

The site goes on to show images that could only have been obtained by the "reporters" having advanced knowledge of the attack.

The first image (click to enlarge) shows two AP reporters snapping images as an Israeli civilian is kidnapped by Hamas terrorists early on the first day. The second shows CNN reporter Hassan Eslaiah getting a not gay in any way kiss from the Hamas mastermind of the October 7 attack, Yahya Sinwar (REPORT: Israeli Forces Have October 7 Mastermind Surrounded).

This clip from the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, published on October 7, places CNN's Eslaiah with the Hamas assault squad that is beginning its rampage through Kibbutz Kfar Azza.

This attack led to monstrous atrocities (link to below article without paywall).

New York Times stringers Ali Mahmud and Hatem Ali were present in the aftermath of the massacre at the music festival. They took images of abductions and Shani Louk's body being paraded around in the back of a pickup.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, AP shared office space with Hamas in Gaza.

All their images have been removed from AP's database.

Reuters affiliated Mohammed Fayq Abu Mostafa and Yasser Qudih were also on the scene.

They both took pictures of a burning Israeli tank on the Israeli side of the border, but Abu Mustafa went further: He took photos of a lynch mob brutalizing the body of an Israeli soldier who was dragged out of the tank.

Reuters was kind enough to add a graphic warning to the photo caption, but it didn’t prevent editors from shamelessly labeling it as one of the “Images of the Day” on their editorial database.

The Israeli government is demanding answers.

The National Public Diplomacy Directorate in the Prime Minister's Office stated that it "views with utmost gravity that photojournalists working with international media joined in covering the brutal acts of murder perpetrated by Hamas terrorists on October 7th in the communities adjacent to the Gaza Strip.

"These journalists were accomplices in crimes against humanity; their actions were contrary to professional ethics," the directorate said. "Overnight the GPO issued an urgent letter to the bureau chiefs of the media organizations that employed these photographers and sought clarifications on the matter. The National Public Diplomacy Directorate demands that immediate action be taken."

Communications Minister Dr. Shlomo Karhi contacted CNN, Reuters, The New York Times, and the AP on Thursday in light of the report, saying "The gravity of the situation demands a swift and thorough response. It is now a time for individuals, journalists, institutions, unions, and organizations around the world to make a clear choice. We must decide whether we stand on the side of life and good or on the side of depraved terrorism, inhumanity, and evil."

Reuters is claiming that it had no idea of the coming attack and, by the way, those guys were not Reuters "staff journalists" were not there. The AP also denies advanced knowledge and emphasized, "AP uses images taken by freelancers around the world, including in Gaza.” The New York Times hasn't responded, but:

The New York Times is actively publishing stories from a freelance reporter in Gaza who has proclaimed admiration for Adolf Hitler.

I'd like to make a few observations here.

First, it was impossible for this many reporters from this many news organizations to be present when Hamas crossed the border into Israel without advance knowledge. Having that knowledge brings with it a duty to report. These so-called journalists should be treated as Hamas terrorists.

Second, just as it is impossible to believe these stringers didn't know in advance of the attack, it is likewise impossible to believe that someone in the office that manages these people didn't know something was up. The images of the attack appeared in US media in near real-time. This implies someone was waiting on them.

Third, paying for images captured during the course of a terrorist attack by people embedded with the terrorists is not really a "gray area." It is material support of terrorism.