IDF: "Journalists" killed in strike were terrorists - here's the proof

The IDF said that it conducted a targeted, intelligence-based strike on a vehicle containing Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in the Nuseirat area of the Gaza Strip.

According to the IDF, the men whom some claim to be "journalists" are documented members of the terrorist group, and the army provided their roles, ranks, and positions within Palestinian Islamic Jihad in a list in their possession.

The IDF said that its basis for saying that the terrorists were not actual journalists was based on a variety of intelligence sources, including a list of PIJ activists seized by the IDF during operations in the Gaza Strip, which shows four of the terrorists clearly belonging to the organization.

The army further said that it took a number of steps to reduce the possibility of civilian casualties, including using precise munitions, aerial surveillance, and additional intelligence information.