The New York Times’ first story on the story of the rocket that exploded over Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza on October 17 “relied too heavily on Hamas’ claims” and did not “make it clear that such claims are not could be true.” immediately reviewed”. The newspaper’s media coverage “left readers with a false impression” about what was known and “how credible the reporting” of the Palestinian paramilitary organization was. This is written in black and white in a note from the editor of the famous newspaper ” Big Apple,” who criticizes the editorial team and makes a “mea culpa” for the same newspaper’s media coverage of the hospital affair Gaza. A reporting that, according to the note, was therefore based too heavily Hamas newswithout an adequate filter regarding the information coming from the Palestinian organization itself.
The editor of the newspaper beats the editors
Given the sensitivity of news that emerges during a conflict, New York Times editors should have “paid more attention to the initial presentation” and “explained more clearly what information could have been verified” and what could not. Meanwhile, as almost a week has passed since the explosion that devastated the hospital and resulted in the deaths of dozens of Palestinians, there has been a mutual exchange of accusations between the government of Tel Aviv and Hamas about responsibility for what happened. According to CNN, forensic analysis of the available images and videos provides initial clues to the cause of the explosion. Without the ability to access the site and collect evidence from the ground, no final conclusions can be drawn, the US broadcaster explains. But the analysis suggests that a rocket fired from Gaza broke up in mid-air and that the hospital explosion was caused by that very fact. By checking the camera position, CNN was able to determine that the rocket was fired from an area south of Gaza City and geolocate the hospital explosion based on nearby buildings west of the complex.
The images taken by one Webcams The rockets from Tel Aviv pointing south toward Gaza, which CNN synchronized with Al Jazeera’s live broadcast, show rocket fire from Gaza shortly before the explosion. According to the experts interviewed by the broadcaster, one of these rockets would have hit the hospital. A French intelligence source came to the same conclusion in recent days, telling the Associated Press that various elements, including satellite images, the angle of impact and continued classified information, had led Paris analysts to rule out the possibility of Tel Aviv’s involvement. However, others have come to a different conclusion, such as: Forensic Architecture, a London-based visual investigation group, which disputed the Israeli account and claimed the missile was fired by Israel. Al Jazeera, the Qatari news channel, concluded instead that a Palestinian missile had been intercepted by an Israeli air defense missile.
The NYT: “Hamas is unable to provide evidence to support its thesis”
Another New York Times study appears to “absolve” Tel Aviv of the events at Al-Ahli Hospital. As the newspaper points out, six days after Hamas accused Israel of bombing the hospital in Gaza City, killing hundreds of people, the Palestinian armed group has yet to present or outline any evidence linking Israel to the attack . In addition, Hamas said it was unable to find the remains of the rocket that hit the site and declined to provide details on the number of casualties.