BBC Admits Mistake for Speculating About Gaza Hospital Bombing

The broadcasting house, which has been under fire from the Israeli government and British ministers, said a reporter was ‘wrong’ to speculate.

A pedestrian is reflected in the glass facade while walking past the BBC Headquarters at the Broadcasting House in central London on Oct. 6, 2022. Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images

BBC News said on Thursday that one of its reporters was “wrong” to speculate that Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza City was likely bombed by Israel.

The statement came after the Israel’s President Isaac Herzog accused media outlets which cited the Hamas claim of “broadcasting a 21st century blood libel around the globe.”