BBC Admits Reporter’s Speculation Over Gaza Hospital Rocket Misfire ‘Was Wrong’
variety.comK.J. Yossman The BBC has admitted it made a mistake over its reporting of a rocket attack on a Gaza hospital. BBC correspondent Jon Donnison was reporting live on air about claims that a hospital in the region, which borders both Egypt and Israel, had been struck by a bomb or missile.
Donnision, who has worked for the corporation for 25 years, told viewers the Israeli military had been contacted for comment adding: “But it’s hard to see what else this could be really given the size of the explosion other than an Israeli air strike or several air strikes.” Hamas, the terrorist organization that governs Gaza, claimed 500 people had died in the attack at the Al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza City.
Just hours after the broadcast an Al Jazeera livestream emerged of rockets being fired from Gaza into Israel which suggested the hit on the hospital had been caused by a Hamas rocket misfiring.
The Israeli military also released infographics, drone footage and voice recordings to prove it did not strike the hospital.
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