BBC forced to apologize after falsely claiming Israel ‘targeting’ medical teams, Arabic speakers: ‘Blood libel’

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1. Fox News

   BBC News issues on-air apology for false claim Israel targeting staff and 'Arab speakers' at Gaza hospital ↗ (opens Fox News)

   Published Nov 14, 2023

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   BBC News Channel has issued an on-air apology after reporting that Israeli IDF forces at a Gaza hospital had targeted medical staff and "Arab speakers."

2. New York Post

   BBC forced to apologize after falsely claiming Israel ‘targeting’ medical teams, Arabic speakers: ‘Blood libel’ ↗ (opens New York Post)

   Published Nov 14, 2023

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   The controversy erupted on Tuesday when Monica Miller, a Singapore-based news anchor for the UK public broadcaster’s world service, read from a Reuters dispatch that detailed Israeli operatio…

3. The Washington Free Beacon

   WATCH: BBC Apologizes for Falsely Reporting Israel Targeted Medical Staff ↗ (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

   Published Nov 14, 2023

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   The BBC apologized Wednesday for initially broadcasting a false report that the Israel Defense Forces was targeting medical staff in Al Shifa Hospital.

4. Breitbart News

   BBC Apologises: Said Israel Soldiers Targeting Medics and Arab Speakers ↗ (opens Breitbart News)

   Published Nov 14, 2023

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   The BBC said its report on the IDF taking on Hamas terrorists inside a hospital "fell below our usual editorial standards".

5. Variety

   BBC Apologizes Over Israel-Hamas War Misreporting After Anchor Falsely Claimed IDF ‘Targeted’ Medical Staff ↗ (opens Variety)

   Published Nov 14, 2023

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   The BBC has apologized after a news anchor twice mis-reported an IDF statement that said it was providing medical staff to Shifa Hospital.

6. The Hollywood Reporter

   BBC Apologizes for Falsely Reporting Israeli Army Targets “Medical Teams” in Gaza ↗ (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

   Published Nov 14, 2023

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   A BBC News presenter wrongly quoted a Reuters report about a key hospital caught up in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

7. Deadline

   BBC Apologizes After Reporting That Israeli Troops Targeted Medics During Raid On Gaza Hospital ↗ (opens Deadline)

   Published Nov 14, 2023

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   The BBC has apologized for reporting that Israeli troops targeted medics and Arab speakers during a raid on Gaza’s main hospital, Al-Shifa. A BBC newsreader misquoted a Reuters report on the …