Inaccuracies abound in WaPo article on Israel/Gaza
In “Israeli drone strike inside Lebanon targets senior Hamas member” (2/11/24), The Washington Post is once again forcing their ‘corrections’ department to work overtime.
The article states that “at least 28,064 people have been killed [in Gaza] …since the war began, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.” Several corrections are needed in just that one sentence! The death toll figure has not been independently verified. The Post typically uses such words of disclaimer solely on occasions when they describe the actions of Israelis but not when they report the acts of Palestinians. More significantly – the casualty number includes Hamas terrorists! Further, the Gaza Health Ministry is run by the terrorist organization Hamas, which is fighting largely a propaganda war since they have no hope militarily. Therefore, at the minimum, the casualty figure requires a disclaimer. Washington Post please correct.
Another needed correction pertains to The Post quote: “the Israeli military said it had uncovered a tunnel that passes beneath UNRWA’s main headquarters and was used by Hamas.” According to other news services with reporters who actually visited the site, the Israeli military didn’t just “say” it passed underneath the UNRWA main headquarters; journalists saw it. According to Media Line, “it was apparent that at least a part of the tunnel ran beneath the UNRWA compound, according to an Associated Press report.” There was also video of the tunnels in the UNRWA compound.
The Washington Post anti-Israel bias is incessant – and the Post corrections department should be equally incessant, making up for their errors.
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