Led by Sen. Ted Budd (R., N.C.), the six senators say the little-known outlet violated American anti-terrorism laws by employing Abdallah Aljamal, a Gazan journalist who was killed over the weekend when Israeli forces discovered several of their hostages in his family’s home. Israeli military officials confirmed to the Free Beacon earlier this week that Aljamal was actually a Hamas affiliate, and reports show that he was writing for the Palestine Chronicle during the time he imprisoned Israeli civilians.

"We urge the IRS, in coordination with other law enforcement agencies, to investigate the extent of the Palestine Chronicle’s knowledge of Abdallah Aljamal’s connections to Hamas and publishing of his stories while he held hostages, and to the greatest extent of the law, revoke the tax-exempt status of this organization that employed an individual who committed these violent, illegal, and terrorist acts," Budd and his colleagues wrote, according to a copy of the letter exclusively obtained by the Free Beacon.