Al Jazeera Quietly Removes ‘Fabricated’ Story on Alleged IDF Rape in Gaza Hospital

Al Jazeera Quietly Removes ‘Fabricated’ Story on Alleged IDF Rape in Gaza Hospital
The logo for Al Jazeera America is displayed outside the cable news channel's offices in New York City on Jan. 13, 2016. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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The Qatar-funded news outlet Al Jazeera reportedly removed a story accusing Israeli soldiers of raping women during a raid at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza after it was found to have been “fabricated.”

The now-deleted report included a “testimony” by Jamila Al-Hessi, a Gaza-based woman who claimed to have witnessed Israeli soldiers rape and murder women while she was under siege in the area of the hospital complex. A network of Hamas tunnels and command rooms was found under the hospital.