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IDF Releases Documents that Show Cooperation between Hamas and Al Jazeera
(Times of Israel) Emanuel Fabian - The IDF on Thursday published documents captured in Gaza that indicated close cooperation between Hamas and Al Jazeera. Hamas advised the Qatari network not to criticize it, and they coordinated on concealing incidents of failed rocket launches. The IDF also released evidence of Hamas's efforts in 2023 to establish a secure line with Al Jazeera for classified information and emergencies. On Wednesday, the IDF publicized documents that showed that six active Al Jazeera reporters are operatives in Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Anas al-Sharif served as head of a rocket launching squad and a member of a Nukhba Force. Alaa Salameh was deputy head of the Shaboura Battalion's propaganda unit in Islamic Jihad. Hossam Shabat was a sniper in Hamas's Beit Hanoun Battalion. Ashraf al-Sarraj was a member of Islamic Jihad's Bureij Battalion. Ismail Abu Omar was a training company commander in the East Khan Yunis Battalion. Talal al-Arrouqi was a team commander in Hamas's Nuseirat Battalion.