Confirmed: CNN, AP & New York Times Reporters WERE IN FACT EMBEDDED WITH HAMAS ON OCT 7 AND KNEW IN ADVANCE

Hassan Eslaiah (right), an AP/CNN photographer, with Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar (left) in an undated photo

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CNN has 'suspended all ties' with a freelance photojournalist who appears to have been embedded with Hamas on October 7 at the time of the terror group's barbaric assault on Israel. 

Hassan Eslaiah has been filing photographs of the conflict to CNN and The Associated Press since the Hamas attack on October 7. They include images of a burning Israeli tank from which soldiers were kidnapped.

Now, photos have emerged of him posing with Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. He also posted a now-deleted video to Twitter in which he described how Hamas fighters kidnapped Israeli soldiers from the burning tank. 

Eslaiah is one of four photojournalists whose work has now come into question. 

Yousef Masoud, Ali Mahmud and Hatem Ali have also been providing western media outlets with photos of the conflict since October 7. They have worked with CNN, The AP, Reuters and The New York Times, according to an expose by Honest Reporting

There are grave concerns over what each of the photojournalists knew and when. 

Israel's government has demanded an explanation from the media outlets, all of which have denied having prior knowledge of the attack. 

In response to the criticism, a CNN spokesperson told DailyMail.com: 'We had no prior knowledge of the October 7th attacks. 

'Hassan Eslaiah, who was a freelance journalist working for us and many other outlets, was not working for the network on October 7th. 

'As of today, we have severed all ties with him.' 

In a previous statement, the network said it had not found 'reason to doubt the journalistic accuracy' of his work. 

The Associated Press, in its statement, denied having any prior knowledge of the attack and insisted the first photos it received were taken after it began. 

'The first pictures AP received from any freelancer show they were taken more than an hour after the attacks began. 

'No AP staff were at the border at the time of the attacks, nor did any AP staffer cross the border at any time. 

'We are no longer working with Hassan Eslaiah, who had been an occasional freelancer for AP and other international news organizations in Gaza. 

'AP uses images taken by freelancers around the world. When we accept freelance photos, we take great steps to verify the authenticity of the images and that they show what is purported. 

'The role of the AP is to gather information on breaking news events around the world, wherever they happen, even when those events are horrific and cause mass casualties.' 

Two photos published by Reuters on October 7 were taken close to the Gaza border as the Hamas invasion began.

Honest Reporting notes that photographers Mohammed Fayq Abu Mostafa and Yasser Qudih 'happened to be at the border just in time for Hamas' infiltration.'

In response to the reporters, a Reuters spokesperson said that the agency acquired pictures on October 7 from photographers that it did not previously have a relationship with. 

'The photographs published by Reuters were taken two hours after Hamas fired rockets across southern Israel and more than 45 minutes after Israel said gunmen had crossed the border. Reuters staff journalists were not on the ground at the locations referred to in the HonestReporting article,' the statement also reads.  

'Did the photojournalists who freelance for other media, like CNN and The New York Times, notify these outlets? Judging from the pictures of lynching, kidnapping and storming of an Israeli kibbutz, it seems like the border has been breached not only physically, but also journalistically,' the HonestReporting feature read. 

In his video front of attack, Eslaiah appears to be wearing his own clothes and is not identifiable as a member of the media. 

Honest Reporting notes that photographers Mohammed Fayq Abu Mostafa and Yasser Qudih 'happened to be at the border just in time for Hamas' infiltration.'

In response to the reporters, a Reuters spokesperson said that the agency acquired pictures on October 7 from photographers that it did not previously have a relationship with. 

'The photographs published by Reuters were taken two hours after Hamas fired rockets across southern Israel and more than 45 minutes after Israel said gunmen had crossed the border. Reuters staff journalists were not on the ground at the locations referred to in the HonestReporting article,' the statement also reads.  

'Did the photojournalists who freelance for other media, like CNN and The New York Times, notify these outlets? Judging from the pictures of lynching, kidnapping and storming of an Israeli kibbutz, it seems like the border has been breached not only physically, but also journalistically,' the HonestReporting feature read. 

In his video front of attack, Eslaiah appears to be wearing his own clothes and is not identifiable as a member of the media. 

In this photo from October 7, taken by Ali Mahmud, Hamas militants are shown transporting the body of Shani Louk. Her body is not shown but is to the side of the men's feet 

The image taken by Eslaiah was published by the Associated Press on the day that the Hamas attack began