Overview
- The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center says documents show Hamas issued editorial guidance to Al Jazeera to align coverage with its narrative.
- According to the study, a 2022 directive instructed Al Jazeera not to call a deadly Jabalya blast a massacre because it was not caused by Israel, and newsroom managers reportedly complied.
- The papers describe a secure “Al‑Jazeera phone” linking Hamas command with network spokespeople in Doha to convey real‑time instructions during emergencies.
- The study names journalists alleged to have worked with Hamas’s military wing, including Anas al‑Sharif, identified as an active fighter who was later killed in an Israeli strike.
- The center characterizes the material as rare evidence of systemic coordination and cites the network’s use of Hamas-preferred terminology and reported access to tunnel sites.