Freelance Photographer Hassan Eslaiah was embedded with Hamas terrorists as they carried out the attacks on Israel on October 7th.

Eslaiah previously worked with many media outlets, including the AP and CNN.

Both news outlets said that Eslaiah was not working for them when the attacks were carried out, and neither outlet says they had prior knowledge of the attacks.

"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," CNN said.