Two men Fox News called “Palestinian journalists” were killed in an Israeli strike—but both had deep ties to terrorist groups, information that Fox’s own correspondent left out on air.
Key Facts:
- Fox News reporter Trey Yingst said Israel killed two “Palestinian journalists,” Mohammed Mansour and Hossam Shabat, without mentioning their terror ties.
- Israeli intelligence identifies Shabat as a Hamas sniper and Mansour as an employee of a Palestinian Islamic Jihad media outlet.
- Shabat celebrated Hamas’s October 7 attacks on social media and worked for Al Jazeera, a network criticized for its connections to Hamas.
- In 2016, Israeli forces raided Mansour’s employer, Filastin Al-Youm, for inciting terrorism.
- Both men were killed during Israeli strikes following Hamas’s refusal to extend a U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
The Rest of The Story:
Fox News aired a segment with Trey Yingst referring to the deaths of Mohammed Mansour and Hossam Shabat as the killing of journalists by Israeli forces.
Yingst failed to mention that Israeli intelligence had identified both men as operatives for terrorist groups.
Palestinian journalists Mohammed Mansour and Hossam Shabat were killed by Israel today in Gaza.
124 journalist were killed around the world in 2024, around two-thirds of them were Palestinian. pic.twitter.com/XHnULzbjAY
— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) March 24, 2025
Shabat was named in declassified Israeli documents as a sniper in Hamas’s Beit Hanoun Battalion.
These documents included terrorist training logs and payment records tying Shabat directly to Hamas activities.
🚨Today, I want to introduce you to a BBC Arabic Gaza-based source, Hossam Shabat, whom BBC Arabic described as a "journalist". Hossam was present in person, received and celebrated Hamas terrorists as they brought Israeli hostages into Gaza on October 7th. In the below photos:… pic.twitter.com/NJ3CDxKnDj
— Khaled Hassan (@Khaledhzakariah) September 18, 2024
Mohammed Mansour was affiliated with Filastin Al-Youm, a network operated by Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
The group’s West Bank headquarters was raided in 2016 by Israeli authorities, who accused the network of inciting violence.
Despite these backgrounds, Yingst described them simply as journalists and praised Gaza-based reporters in a recent award speech, framing their deaths as attacks on press freedom.
Commentary:
The facts about Shabat and Mansour are not in dispute.
Shabat was a Hamas sniper who openly supported the October 7 massacre in Israel.
He posted celebratory messages about terrorists returning with kidnapped Israeli soldiers, including a 9-month-old infant.
These are not the actions of a journalist.
They are the actions of a terrorist.
Likewise, Mansour’s affiliation with a Palestinian Islamic Jihad media outlet—which Israel directly linked to incitement and calls for violence—raises serious doubts about his credibility as an impartial reporter.
Fox’s own previous coverage highlighted these terror ties, yet Yingst failed to mention any of it on air.
Even more disturbing is Yingst’s decision to elevate Palestinian “journalists” in a high-profile speech, praising Palestinian journalists as heroes without qualification.
This blurs the line between legitimate journalism and terrorist propaganda.
Are these individuals truly journalists, or are they operatives with press badges—just like those who embedded with Hamas during the October 7 atrocities, documenting rape, murder, and kidnappings?
It is shameful for any news organization to allow its correspondents to sanitize the reputations of known terrorists under the guise of press freedom.
The media has a responsibility to inform the public with full context, not emotional appeals that ignore basic facts.
Fox News owes its viewers clarity and truth—not selective narratives that cover for terrorists. When reporters fail to disclose essential information, they become part of the problem.
The Bottom Line:
Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst referred to two Hamas and Islamic Jihad operatives as journalists without disclosing their terror affiliations.
This misleading framing distorts the reality of what’s happening in Gaza and undermines legitimate journalism.
When terrorists pose as reporters, and media figures look the other way, truth becomes the first casualty.
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