Israel proved that a Gaza production company employee killed in an Israeli airstrike was a Hamas terrorist, leading Germany’s public broadcaster to suspend its cooperation with the firm.
Last month, reports surfaced that an employee of PMP, a Gaza-based production company that worked with Germany’s ZDF—one of the country’s largest broadcasters—had been killed in an Israeli strike. Following the incident, Germany requested clarification from Israel, which provided documents confirming that the man was a member of Hamas.
In response, ZDF announced it was halting all cooperation with the company until further notice.
In a statement on Monday, the German broadcaster said, “Israel presented documents showing that the employee killed at the Palestinian production company was a member of Hamas.”
According to reports, the man, a 37-year-old engineer responsible for the company’s broadcasting systems, was killed on Oct. 19 in an Israeli strike that hit the company’s facility in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza. The son of another employee also died in the attack.
ZDF said Israel had responded to its request for clarification by providing a document indicating that the engineer was affiliated with Hamas’ military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. However, the documents did not specify when or how he was involved with the group or what role he played.
Following the revelation, the German broadcaster announced the suspension of its collaboration with PMP pending a full review. The network said it was taking the claims “very seriously” and would examine both the incident and the company’s broader activities.