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Source: https://honestreporting.com/ap-bbc-mislead-with-coverage-of-tragic-toddler-shooting/
Media Mislead with Coverage of Tragic Shooting
(HonestReporting) Chaim Lax - On June 1, Israeli forces serving near the West Bank Jewish community of Halamish (Neveh Tzuf) were fired upon by Palestinian gunmen. In returning fire, Israeli soldiers wounded Haitham Tamimi and his son Mohammed, age two, as they were driving by. Mohammed was airlifted by an Israeli military helicopter to a hospital in Israel, where doctors fought to save his life for days before he passed away. In reporting on this incident, both the Associated Press (AP) and the BBC misled their readers regarding the nature of this incident, implying that Israeli soldiers intentionally shot Mohammed.