Media watchdog rejects claim it seeks to exclude Palestinian, Lebanese journalists after Gaza terror links

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) rejected claims it seeks to exclude Palestinian and Lebanese journalists, stating that unsubstantiated allegations have arisen amid a review of its Gaza database. The watchdog reaffirmed its criteria for journalist inclusion, following a Times of Israel report that some Gaza entries were identified as Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives.

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