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AP Retracts Inflated Gaza Death Toll Figure
(CAMERA) On Aug. 18, AP falsely reported that Gaza's "civilian death toll has now exceeded 40,000." The Jerusalem office of the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA) pointed out to AP editors that the number reported by the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health in Gaza does not distinguish between civilians and combatants. Israeli sources estimate that over 17,000 of those killed are Hamas combatants. "AP's grossly inflated and unfounded civilian casualty figure fuels pernicious false narratives accusing Israel of genocide, further inflaming the conflict," charged Tamar Sternthal, director of CAMERA's Israel office. On Aug. 19, AP issued a correction, which was run by 83 media outlets.