BBC Apologizes for False Report Claiming IDF ‘Targeted Medical Teams’ in Gaza

The network’s misquote led to waves of criticism.

The scene at BBC Broadcasting House in London, after red paint was sprayed over the entrance on Oct. 14, 2023. James Manning/PA

The BBC has issued a public apology after a news anchor inaccurately reported that soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) “targeted” Arab speakers and medical staff at the largest hospital in the Gaza Strip.

“As BBC News covered initial reports that Israeli forces had entered Gaza’s main hospital, we said that ’medical teams and Arab speakers’ were being targeted. This was incorrect and misquoted a Reuters report,” BBC’s press team said in a Nov. 15 statement on X, formerly Twitter.