Gazan photographer withholds Oct. 7 footage to protect those filmed, criticizes Hamas leadership
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Gazan photographer Motaz Azaiza says he filmed Israeli hostages being beaten by a Gazan mob on Oct. 7, 2023 but did not publish the footage to avoid endangering those filmed, fearing Israel would identify and kill them; in a podcast interview he also criticized Hamas leadership, described its suppression apparatus, and discussed life in exile in Qatar, highlighting the internal Palestinian crisis amid the Gaza war.
- Gazan photographer did not publish Oct. 7 footage so as not to 'ruin lives' of Palestinian mob The Jerusalem Post
- Gazan activist admits self-censorship by journalists in the Strip over Hamas criticism jewishnews.co.uk
- Gaza's Celebrity Photographer Motaz Azaiza Gives a Disturbing Account of What He Did on October 7 KSLM Radio
- Moataz Azaiza: Gaza Journalists Turn Cameras Away from Hamas Critics MEMRI | Middle East Media Research Institute
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