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Media Spreads Anti-Israel Hate — and Accepts Hamas Lies — in Reporting on ‘School’ Attack
Pro-Hamas protesters outside the Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Photo: Ron Sachs via Reuters Connect
On Saturday morning, guided by intelligence from the Military Intelligence Directorate (AMAN) and Shin Bet, the Israeli Air Force executed a precision strike on a Hamas command and control center, conveniently nestled within the Al-Taabin school complex near a mosque in the Dura’ Tafah area of Gaza.
According to the IDF, the strike successfully eliminated at least 38 Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists, with a strong likelihood that Ashraf Juda, the commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s Central Brigade, was among the casualties.
The IDF was crystal clear in its assessment: the precision munitions used were targeted at specific rooms within the men’s section of the school, where these terrorists were reportedly hiding.
The rest of the complex was largely untouched. Israel went to great lengths to minimize civilian casualties, even when dealing with a site exploited by terrorists for their own deadly purposes. After the strike, photos revealed that the damage was indeed limited to just a few rooms.
Did the media wait to verify the facts before reporting? Unfortunately, no.
Instead, they quickly amplified Hamas’ claims, accusing Israel of targeting civilians who were “praying” or “seeking refuge” inside the school, as was claimed in some reports.
For instance, The Wall Street Journal ran a headline accusing Israel of killing civilians, without providing a credible source for the alleged death toll. Reuters followed suit, reporting that “officials” claimed at least 100 people had died — although which officials these were was left unclear.
The IDF targeted terrorists operating from inside a Gaza school.
Here’s a rolling of just some examples of how the media are parroting Hamas:
1. @WSJ: “Israel says” it killed terrorists yet the headline states civilian deaths as unattributed fact.https://t.co/0m9fmiJeEc pic.twitter.com/k11tSfBvUF
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 11, 2024
CNN and Reuters both relied on casualty figures from the “Gaza Civil Defense,” with CNN’s report quoting a spokesman who claimed Israel struck people “performing dawn prayers,” many of whom were “torn apart” and “still unidentified.”
However, neither outlet clarified that Gaza’s Civil Defense is controlled by Hamas.
Reuters even suggested that this Hamas-run entity has a “credible record in stating casualty numbers,” despite well-documented instances of inflated figures.
The IDF has since disputed these casualty numbers, noting the limited damage and pointing out that the figures don’t align with the precision munitions used.
“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.”
Yet again, Hamas runs to the press with fake numbers without mention of the terrorist infrastructure that was in the complex.
Yet again, Hamas hides behind civilians.
Yet again, we… pic.twitter.com/VA6w5vq63o
— LTC Nadav Shoshani (@LTC_Shoshani) August 11, 2024
NPR sensationally reported that Israel had “struck another school, killing at least 80 people,” suggesting that Israel was targeting civilians.
Yes, NPR, it was “another school” that Hamas had repurposed for its operations, and another successful Israeli airstrike aimed at the terrorists who started this conflict on October 7 and continue to threaten Israel.
But it’s also another instance where the media rushed to report, without fully examining the facts, leading to yet another round of stories that uncritically echoed the narrative of a terrorist organization. It’s yet another lapse in journalistic responsibility.
The author is a contributor to HonestReporting, a Jerusalem-based media watchdog with a focus on antisemitism and anti-Israel bias — where a version of this article first appeared.
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French Official Tells Paper Arab Countries Will Condemn Hamas, Trying to Get Palestinian Statehood Recognized
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot speaks to the media on the day he attends the European Union Foreign Ministers council in Brussels, Belgium, July 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Yves Herman
Arab countries will for the first time condemn Hamas and call for its disarmament early next week at a United Nations ministerial event in New York, a move meant to lure more European countries to recognize Palestinian statehood, France’s foreign minister said on Saturday.
In an exclusive interview with French weekly Le Journal du Dimanche, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot said the move was part of a long-planned initiative between France and Saudi Arabia.
“For the first time, Arab countries will condemn Hamas and call for its disarmament, which will seal its definitive isolation. European countries will in turn confirm their intention to recognize the State of Palestine. Half of European countries have done so, all others are considering it,” Barrot told the JDD.
“The British Prime Minister has stated his intention to do so. Germany is considering it at a later stage. We will launch an appeal in New York for other countries to join us in order to set in motion an even more ambitious and demanding process that will culminate on September 21,” Barrot added.
On Thursday French President Emmanuel Macron announced France would formally recognize the state of Palestine at the U.N. General Assembly on September 21, drawing condemnation from the U.S. and Israel.
Earlier on Saturday Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni called it counterproductive to recognize a Palestinian state before it is established.
On Friday a German government spokesperson said there were no plans to recognize a Palestinian state in the short term.
At the upcoming United Nations event on Monday and Tuesday, France and Saudi Arabia plan to lay out a proposed post-war roadmap leading to a two-state solution covering security, reconstruction and governance, which will be compatible with the Abraham Accords negotiated by US President Trump, Barrot said.
The French minister added that in coming weeks the European Commission would take a tougher stance on Israel and demand a stop on building of any new settlement projects in the West Bank, and also an end to militarized policing of humanitarian aid distribution.
Barrot also called on fellow European countries to demand a removal of the financial blockade on the Palestinian authority so it can receive 2 billion euros he said it is owed.
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Jordan and UAE Drop Aid Into Gaza in First Airdrop in Months, Jordanian Source Says
An airplane drops humanitarian aid over Gaza as seen from northern Gaza Strip July 27, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
Jordan and the United Arab Emirates parachuted 25 tons of aid into the Gaza Strip on Sunday in their first airdrop in months, a Jordanian official source said.
The official said the air drops were not a substitute for delivery by land.
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Trump Says Israel Will Have to Decide on Next Steps in Gaza, Pledges More Aid
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 8, 2025. Photo: Kevin Lamarque via Reuters Connect.
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday Israel would have to make a decision on next steps in Gaza, adding that he did not know what would happen after the collapse of ceasefire and hostage-release negotiations with the Hamas terrorist group.
Trump underscored the importance of securing the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, saying they had suddenly “hardened” up on the issue, and said the US would provide more aid to the war-torn Palestinian enclave.
“They don’t want to give them back, and so Israel is going to have to make a decision,” Trump told reporters at the start of a meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at his golf property in Turnberry, Scotland.
“I know what I’d do, but I don’t think it’s appropriate that I say it. But Israel is going to have to make a decision,” he said, while also claiming, without evidence, that Hamas members were stealing food coming into Gaza and selling it.
Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu both appeared on Friday to abandon Gaza ceasefire negotiations with Hamas, saying it had become clear that the Palestinian group did not want a deal.
Netanyahu said Israel was now mulling “alternative” options to achieve its goals of bringing its hostages home from Gaza and ending Hamas rule in the enclave.
Trump said he believed Hamas leaders would now be “hunted down,” telling reporters: “Hamas really didn’t want to make a deal. I think they want to die. And it’s very bad. And it got to be to a point where you’re going to have to finish the job.”
US TO PROVIDE MORE AID, TRUMP SAYS
Trump on Sunday said the US would provide more humanitarian aid to Gaza, where concerns are mounting about the worsening hunger, but wanted other countries to participate as well. He said he would discuss the issue with von der Leyen.
“We’re giving a lot of money, a lot of food, a lot of everything,” he said. “If we weren’t there, I think people would have starved, frankly. They would have starved, and it’s not like they’re eating well.”
He said he had spoken with Netanyahu and discussed a number of issues, including Iran. He said and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer would also discuss Israel when they meet at Trump’s golf property in Turnberry on Monday.
Trump also noted said the United States was not acknowledged for earlier food aid for Gaza.
“No other country gave anything,” he said, calling out European countries in particular. “It makes you feel a little bad when you do that and, you know, you have other countries not giving anything… Nobody gave but us. And nobody said, Gee, thank you very much. And it would be nice to have at least a thank you.”
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