Media coverage Israel accuses BBC of 'modern blood libel' over hospital strike
The Guardian|October 20, 2023
The Israeli government has accused the BBC of perpetuating a "modern blood libel" in its reporting of the catastrophic explosion at al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza.
Daniel Boffey
Media coverage Israel accuses BBC of 'modern blood libel' over hospital strike

In the immediate aftermath of the incident on Tuesday evening a BBC reporter said there was a lack of clarity but suggested that Israel was likely to be at fault.

Yesterday the Israeli government's official account on X, formerly Twitter, likened this to the antisemitic lie that Jews murdered Christian boys to use their blood for religious rituals.

"Hey @BBCWorld, as of this morning your modern blood libel about the hospital attack is still up," said a statement on the Israeli account.

"We see you, and now everyone else does too." The BBC defended its coverage on its corrections page but conceded that a reporter had been wrong to speculate in his analysis broadcast directly after the attack.

"We accept that even in this fastmoving situation it was wrong to speculate in this way, although he did not at any point report that it was an Israeli strike," the BBC said.

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