Israeli Special Unit Linked Gaza Journalists to Hamas to Justify Their Killing, Investigation Reveals

Gaza (Quds News Network)- The Israeli military has operated a special unit known as the “Legitimization Cell,” tasked with identifying Gaza-based journalists it could portray as undercover Hamas members, in an effort to counter growing international outrage over Israel’s killing of journalists, the latest being Anas Al-Sharif, who was killed in a targeted Israeli airstrike last week.

According to +972 Magazine and Local Call, citing three intelligence sources, the unit,…