As is well known, many of the so-called “journalists” in Gaza, reporting for the Western media, have turned out to be members of Hamas, supplying their employers with stories that emphasize the IDF’s “wanton barbarity” and “war crimes,” and present Hamas as the brave face of the “resistance” to Israeli oppression and “occupation” (a curious word to use, given that Israel pulled out entirely from Gaza in 2005). Now, the German media giant ZDF has admitted that one of its key journalists in Gaza, killed last week in an Israeli airstrike, was a member of Hamas. More on that admission, and ZDF’s response, can be found here: “German broadcaster admits killed partner org. employee was Hamas terrorist, suspends cooperation,” Jerusalem Post, October 29, 2025:
The German public broadcaster Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) announced on Monday that an employee of its Palestinian partner organization, who was killed last week, was a Hamas terrorist.
Israel provided the television network with evidence proving 37-year-old Ahmed Abu Mutair’s involvement in the terrorist group, the ZDF confirmed.
It has now suspended cooperation with the Palestine Media Production (PMP) company after working with the organization for decades, the ZDF said.
“The ZDF welcomes the fact that the Israeli army has complied with the request to clarify the identity of the killed employee of the production company PMP in Gaza,” the broadcaster said.
Mutair was killed less than two weeks ago in Deir el-Balah along with an eight-year-old son of a coworker, according to the ZDF.
A source told Bild that Mutair had been the target.
“A corresponding document was presented as evidence. Based on the document, the ZDF assumes that the engineer was a member of the Izzadin al-Qassam Brigades,” the network said in a statement.
“In response, the ZDF has suspended cooperation until further notice. The document does not provide any information on when or how the engineer worked for Hamas, or on the tasks he undertook,” it further said.
“According to current information, however, the ZDF has no indications that other PMP employees might be members of Hamas. The IDF has also not provided the ZDF with any such information,” it continued.
Responding to the news, Israel’s Foreign Ministry said that Hamas’s narratives were ubiquitous in the media….
How often does the international media report, as fact, Hamas’ statistics on the wounded and dead in Gaza, and does not question Hamas’ claims as to how many of those casualties were women and children? How many in the media repeatedly report tall tales about Israeli snipers wantonly killing civilians — dozens, hundreds — as they stood in line up for food? How many report that there is “famine” in Gaza, despite a lack of evidence, merely because Hamas claims it?
Good, however, has come of this. ZDF has now suspended its longstanding reliance on the Palestine Media Production. The PMP will have to find some other media outlet in the West to take its reports as reliable. But that won’t be easy. Now that the ZDF has exposed ties between Hamas and the PMP, what Western media company would willingly look gullible by trusting PMP to supply it with material?
Donald Breyer says
They make Israel prove what they already know
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Even if belated, good on them for first admitting their mistake, and second, suspending that partnership w/ the Palestinian Media Production organization. It would be better if they just terminate it