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Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/24/bbc-under-fire-hamas-suicide-bombs-military-operations/
BBC Under Fire for Describing Hamas Suicide Bomb Attacks as "Military Operations"
(Telegraph-UK) Patrick Sawer - The BBC has been accused of whitewashing Hamas after describing suicide bomb attacks which killed dozens of civilians in Israel as "military operations." Its Arabic channel reported in July that Mohammed Deif, the Hamas military leader, had launched a string of "military operations" against Israel which culminated on Oct 7. CAMERA, the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis, pointed out that the total death toll in the attacks which Deif had planned was 93, with 80 of the victims civilians, aged 13 to 83. Yet, the channel has repeatedly described those activities as "military operations" rather than terror attacks. CAMERA said: "Downplaying Palestinian groups' responsibility for targeting innocent civilians...has been a BBC Arabic habit for years. Even when the Palestinian groups themselves boast about similar murders, BBC Arabic reporters would often use their own voice to falsely describe them as 'military operations' carried out against 'soldiers.'"