Dr. Akhtar Gulfam, Editor-in-Chief Daily Dawn, Director News Dawn TV
London: The White House is angry with the BBC over why it reported the killing of Palestinians who came for aid.
According to media reports, the White House is angry with the British broadcasting organization BBC for reporting on the deadly incident of the ‘Gaza Foundation’ established with the joint support of Israel and the United States.
Palestinians in Gaza were targeted by Israeli bombing when they were trying to get food at the Gaza Foundation center. The White House has called the BBC’s reporting that Palestinians seeking aid and food were killed by the Israeli army “inaccurate.”
Although the BBC has been criticized for its biased reporting of the Gaza war, this is the first time that Israel and the United States have criticized it, and have declared even accurate reporting unacceptable.
The White House also denied the claim in the report that the United States “hid the incident” in other words, tried to cover it up. On Tuesday, the White House press secretary accused the British organization of relying on Hamas to report the deaths in Rafah on Sunday.
The deadly and tragic incident occurred on Tuesday at an aid distribution center set up by the Gaza Foundation, after which the United States suspended food distribution activities at the foundation’s center on Wednesday in the name of renovation. At least 27 Palestinians were killed in the deadly incident. After the incident, the IDF tried to cover up its war crime by declaring the area a war zone.
US Press Secretary Levitt also said in the statement that the BBC has retracted its story, however, the broadcaster has called the claim completely baseless, and has said that it stands by its story.
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