'Journalist by day, terrorist by night': IDF reveals about Al Jazeera reporter working as 'Hamas leader'

Israel has accused a Palestinian journalist associated with Al Jazeera of being a senior commander in Hamas’ military wing. The allegations are based on pictures and documents shared by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). Lieutenant Colonel Avichay Adraee, the Israeli military’s Arabic language spokesperson, said that the evidence against Muhammad Washah was retrieved from a laptop found in the northern Gaza Strip.

A laptop that belonged to Muhammad Washah, an @AlJazeera journalist, was recovered by IDF in the northern Gaza Strip. It has pics proving he also serves as a senior Hamas military operative in the anti-tank missile array and in late 2022 he moved to work on R&D of aerial weapons… https://t.co/U2q1mqOWXz

— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) February 11, 2024

How was the evidence retrieved?  The details of Washah’s involvement with Hamas came to light during one of IDF’s raids in Hamas camps in north Gaza several weeks ago. “It is clear from the documents that Muhammad Wishah is a prominent commander in the anti-armor missile system in the wing. Hamas military,” Lt Adraee said adding that by the end of 2022, Wishah moved to work for Hamas Air Force.

#عاجل #خاص في الصباح صحفي في قناة #الجزيرة وفي المساء مخرب في حماس! @AJArabic

⭕️خلال نشاط لقواتنا قبل عدة أسابيع داخل احدى معسكرات حماس في شمال قطاع غزة تم ضبط كمبيوتر متحرك يعود إلى المدعو محمد سمير محمد وشاح من مواليد 1986 من البريج حيث يتضح من المستندات ان محمد وشاح هو قائد… pic.twitter.com/s8CX1kOfvP

— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) February 11, 2024

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An investigation into the laptop revealed pictures linking the journalist to activities within the Hamas. “Who knows how many details we will reveal about the presence of other terrorists in journalistic garb in the near future,” Washah said. Who is Muhammad Washah? Washah, born in 1986, has been featured in recent broadcasts from Al Jazeera. The Qatar-based news channel has confirmed Washah’s association with it, according to Times of Israel. Last month, two other Al Jazeera journalists were killed in an Israeli airstrike and were later confirmed by the IDF as being members of Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror groups.