{
  "id": 9356646,
  "title": "Gaza journalists operating under Hamas media controls were given platforms in Westminster",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/gaza-journalists-operating-under-hamas-media-controls-were-given",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T15:20:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-909466"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Gaza-based journalists, operating within a Hamas-controlled media environment, were granted prominent positions at Westminster, according to researcher Emma Schubart of the Henry Jackson Society (HJS). This revelation came after comments made by Gazan photojournalist Motaz Azaiza in a podcast interview. Azaiza mentioned a WhatsApp group called Smart, administered by the director of media for the Rafah Border Crossing, which included every journalist working in Gaza. The group coordinated media messaging and organized campaigns against journalists who deviated from the sanctioned line. Despite this, British politicians have welcomed these journalists to Westminster, presenting them as authoritative witnesses to the war.",
  "summary": "HJS reported that several journalists who operated within this Hamas-controlled media environment have subsequently been welcomed into Westminster as authoritative witnesses to the war.",
  "key_points": [
    "Gaza journalists under Hamas control given Westminster platforms.",
    "Motaz Azaiza revealed WhatsApp group 'Smart' coordinating media.",
    "British politicians welcomed journalists as authoritative witnesses."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/9356646.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Four killed in Gaza in strikes, Israel says it killed a Hamas finance chief",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/four-killed-in-gaza-in-strikes-israel-says-it-killed-a-hamas-finance-9335946",
        "published": "2026-09-23T09:46:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Four killed in Gaza in strikes, Israel says it killed a Hamas finance chief",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/four-killed-in-gaza-in-strikes-israel-says-it-killed-a-hamas-finance",
        "published": "2026-09-23T12:34:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Top Hamas moneyman killed in Gaza strike, Israel says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/top-hamas-moneyman-killed-in-gaza-strike-israel-says",
        "published": "2026-09-23T13:22:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}