Cross-posted from BBC Watch.
Well over 24 hours after the incident took place, a day after colleagues at BBC Arabic published two articles on the story and following the appearance of this post, the BBC News website finally informed its English speaking audiences that a missile had been fired by “Palestinian militants” in the Gaza Strip at an Israeli town.
Titled “Israel launches Gaza strikes after rocket attack on Sderot“, in its fourth paragraph the report from August 22nd tells readers that:
“Earlier, a rocket launched in Gaza landed near a house in the Israeli town of Sderot without causing any injuries.”
It continues:
“Israel and militants in Gaza led by Hamas, which dominates the coastal territory, fought a 50-day war in the summer of 2014.
Since then, a ceasefire has largely held, but some small jihadist groups have defied the agreement and periodically fired rockets at Israel.”
Does that portrayal provide BBC audiences with an understanding of the rate of missile fire from the Gaza Strip since the end of the 2014 conflict?
Read the rest of this post at BBC Watch.
