Ashkelon

April 10, 2025

Omissions in BBC reporting on strike on ‘tent used by local media’

On the morning of April 1st Israel’s air defences intercepted a rocket launched at the Sderot area...

May 16, 2024

BBC News sidelines Hamas attacks on humanitarian aid crossing

As previously discussed here, on May 5th the BBC News website published a report about a fatal Hama...

October 26, 2023

Examining BBC Verify reports on the October 7 events in Israel

In May of this year the BBC announced the launch of a “new brand“ called ‘BBC Verify’: THE B...

October 18, 2023

BBC reporting on hospitals in Israel and the Gaza Strip

Since October 7th the Barzilai Medical Centre – Ashkelon’s main hospital – has been hit by roc...

October 13, 2023

Reviewing BBC reporting on rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip

Early versions of the BBC News website’s first report on the attacks launched by Hamas on October ...

May 4, 2022

BBC NEWS COVERAGE OF TERRORISM IN ISRAEL – APRIL 2022

The Israel Security Agency’s report on terror attacks (Hebrew) during April 2022 shows that thro...

April 13, 2022

BBC WS radio news fails on accuracy and impartiality

h/t This Ongoing War A BBC World Service radio news bulletin aired on the morning of April 11th and ...

May 3, 2021

BBC quiz show describes Ashkelon as “a Palestinian port”

A number of social media users have flagged up an episode of the BBC One general knowledge quiz show...

November 22, 2018

Reviewing BBC WS ‘Newshour’ coverage of events in Israel and Gaza – part 2

BBC WS listeners heard from twice as many residents in Gaza than civilians in Israel....

November 22, 2018

Reviewing BBC WS ‘Newshour’ coverage of events in Israel and Gaza – part one

Listeners to the BBC WS radio programme 'Newshour" on November 12 heard from two Gaza residents but ...