Coverage dated August 6, 2025

AP Sympathizes With Hezbollah Terrorists Targeted in Israel Attack

Headline from NewsBusters

On Tuesday, the Associated Press’s Bassem Mroue and Sarah El Deeb published an article that highlighted the survivors of Israel’s explosive pager attack on the Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah.

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  1. NewsBusters

    AP Sympathizes With Hezbollah Terrorists Targeted in Israel Attack (opens NewsBusters)

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    On Tuesday, the Associated Press’s Bassem Mroue and Sarah El Deeb published an article that highlighted the survivors of Israel’s explosive pager attack on the Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah.

  2. Fox News

    AP roasted over 'jaw-dropping' story about Hezbollah terrorists' 'struggle to recover' from pager attack (opens Fox News)

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    Republican politicians and X users criticized the Associated Press for an article documenting how Hezbollah members struggle to recover from the Israeli pager attack.

  3. The Washington Free Beacon

    AP Writes Puff Piece on Hezbollah 'Victims' of Israeli Pager Attack (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The Associated Press reached new heights of terrorist sympathy on Wednesday by publishing a compassionately credulous report on "the human toll of Israel's exploding-pagers attack targeting Hezbollah," the Iranian-funded terrorist group.

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