The BBC today (Wednesday) published an apology after falsely claiming that IDF forces were targeting medical teams in battles in and around the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza where the Hamas terrorist organization has made a command and control center. "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. We should have said IDF forces included medical teams and Arabic speakers for this operation. We apologize for this error, which fell below our usual editorial standards. The correct version of events was broadcast minutes later and we apologized for the mistake on air later in the morning," the BBC's statement read. The IDF earlier announced that "IDF troops are continuing the precise and targeted operation against Hamas in a specified area in the Shifa Hospital, in which they are conducting searches for Hamas terror infrastructure and weapons." "Furthermore, the troops delivered humanitarian aid to the entrance of the hospital."
