The flow of aid into Gaza has hit its lowest level since the start of the war. Aid deliveries containing urgently needed food, water and medical supplies have not been entering Gaza at their usual levels since the war began, but shortages worsened after IDF troops took “operational control” of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing in May.
This, we noted, grossly misleads readers by obfuscating the fact that it was Egypt which closed the Rafah crossing in ‘protest’ after Israel took control of the Gaza side of that humanitarian passage, and that it was this decision by Cairo which caused any aid shortages.
We complained to FT editors, noting Egypt’s closure of Rafah has been widely reported, including at pro-Palestinian outlets, and that, several months ago, we prompted a correction at their outlet on a variation of that same error.
Our complaint was upheld, and the relevant information added to the sentence:
The flow of aid into Gaza has hit its lowest level since the start of the war. Aid deliveries containing urgently needed food, water and medical supplies have not been entering Gaza at their usual levels since the war began, but shortages worsened after IDF troops took “operational control” of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt in May, which Cairo closed in protest at the Israeli move.
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