An Israeli strike on a hospital highlights the devastation to Gaza's healthcare system
Findings are available in the analysis below.1 finding Left out here: Drops what it reported before
The article says only Palestinian and hospital officials deny Israel's accusation that Hamas uses hospitals. The Independent's own report on the same strike earlier that day said the accusation was also vehemently denied by international medics and organisations volunteering at Nasser. Without that, a reader sees the denial as coming only from one side.
How we know
- The Independent wrote earlier“an accusation vehemently denied by hospital staff, and international medics and organisations volunteering there”Doctor among six Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza hospital (opens in a new tab)
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Read the original article on independent.co.uk (opens in a new tab)What we found (1)
The Independent names Israel as the attacker, says the strike killed six people including a surgeon and a 13-year-old boy, and notes that Israeli occupation forces gave no evidence for their claim. Its one gap is small: it gives the denial of Israel's accusation that Hamas uses hospitals only to Palestinian and hospital officials. Its own report earlier that day said international medics and organisations volunteering at Nasser also denied it.
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What is missing
The article says only Palestinian and hospital officials deny Israel's accusation that Hamas uses hospitals. The Independent's own report on the same strike earlier that day said the accusation was also vehemently denied by international medics and organisations volunteering at Nasser. Without that, a reader sees the denial as coming only from one side.
How we know
- The Independent wrote earlier“an accusation vehemently denied by hospital staff, and international medics and organisations volunteering there”Doctor among six Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza hospital (opens in a new tab)
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