Al Jazeera dismisses 24 employees working in Gaza — Jerusalem Post
Al Jazeera has dismissed 24 journalists and employees who worked for it in the Gaza Strip amid a lawsuit in the United States. This was reported by the Jerusalem Post, citing Ynet.
Lawsuit against the television channel
The lawsuit was filed in the United States in February 2025. It was initiated by the Shurat HaDin organization with the support of the pro-Israel advocacy group StandWithUs.
The lawsuit names Al Jazeera employees and alleges that certain staff members purportedly had ties to Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and in some cases were members of these groups. These claims are allegations set out in the lawsuit.
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Verification of information about journalists
In June, the Committee to Protect Journalists said it would conduct a full review of its database of journalists killed during the war between Israel and Hamas. The decision was made after Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad published obituaries identifying some individuals previously listed by the Committee as journalists as members of their organizations.
On June 25, the Committee to Protect Journalists announced the removal of 20 names from its database after confirming that these individuals worked for Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The organization said it does not include in its database people for whom there is evidence of participation in hostilities or incitement to imminent violence.
According to the Committee, listing a person in the database as a journalist or media worker requires at least two independent sources, an analysis of available information and, where possible, personal verification. At the same time, researchers outside the Gaza Strip have been unable to carry out such verification since the start of the war because Israel does not allow international correspondents to enter the territory.
