LONDON: Worldwide information organisation Reuters denied on Thursday (Nov 8) any suggestion it had prior information of the Oct 7 assault by Hamas on Israeli civilians and troopers, in an announcement responding to a report by media advocacy group HonestReporting.
“We’re conscious of a report by HonestReporting and accusations made in opposition to two freelance photographers who contributed to Reuters protection of the Oct 7 assault,” Reuters stated.
“Reuters categorically denies that it had prior information of the assault or that we embedded journalists with Hamas on Oct 7.
“Reuters acquired images from two Gaza-based freelance photographers who have been on the border on the morning of Oct 7, with whom it didn’t have a previous relationship. The images printed by Reuters have been taken two hours after Hamas fired rockets throughout southern Israel and greater than 45 minutes after Israel stated gunmen had crossed the border.
“Reuters workers journalists weren’t on the bottom on the places referred to within the HonestReporting article.”