BBC reviews inclusion of 53 people on list of journalists in Gaza — Jerusalem Post
In the United Kingdom, the BBC is reviewing the inclusion of 53 people on a list of journalists who were killed in the Gaza Strip during Israel's war against Hamas. This was reported by the Jerusalem Post, citing The Telegraph. According to the publications, Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups referred to these people as martyrs after their deaths.
BBC Arabic list
After the Hamas attack on October 7, BBC Arabic published and continued to update a list of people it described as journalists killed as a result of Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip. The list was last updated in August 2025; it contained more than 180 names of Palestinian journalists.
According to The Telegraph, ten of the 53 people were described as journalists by both BBC Arabic and the BBC's English-language service. Another 43 names appeared only on the BBC Arabic list.
CPJ and The Telegraph data
The U.S.-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) removed 12 people from its list of killed media workers. As the Jerusalem Post writes, the CPJ review found that several people on the list were affiliated with armed groups, while some, according to the organization's conclusions, took part in the October 7 attack.
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In particular, Abdullah Darwish, whom BBC Arabic described as a cameraman for Al-Aqsa TV, was removed from the CPJ list after photos emerged showing him in the uniform of the Al-Qassam Brigades. The Telegraph also reported that Darwish took part in the October 7 attack. Yaqub al-Barsh, presented as the executive director of Namaa radio station, was removed following information about his affiliation with the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.
Obituaries and photos
Regarding another 20 people included by the BBC on its list of journalists, Palestinian armed groups published obituaries, The Telegraph writes. They include Muhammad al-Zaq, whose obituary was published by Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and Mustafa Bakir, whom Hamas described as a field commander.
Regarding the remaining 21 people, according to the publication, photos of them with weapons and in military uniforms appeared online. Among them were Ahmed Samir Muhammad Washah, who, according to The Telegraph, was taught how to use a grenade launcher in one post, and Amr Abu Odeh, whom the Al-Qassam Brigades called a hero.
