BBC bias: The BBC gives an impliedly fair summary of the Gaza border violence, again** comparing the stones tyres kites and balloons from Gaza with Israeli firepower, but deliberately omitting the grenades explosives and firebombs being thrown, or of concealed grenades etc, and knives and other weapons.
(**compare https://happysjewishtvguide.wordpress.com/2018/07/27/w1-gaza-children/)
yesterday evening (thursday 17th), 10.24-10.29pm, on bbc 1 tv
news at ten (presented by huw edwards) includes …
“The Palestinian health ministry in the Gaza strip has said that hospitals in Gaza may have to shut because of shortages of fuel. The UN has warned of a real catastrophe if additional fuel isn’t found. The health system, already on the verge of collapse following an Israeli blockade and divisions between Palestinian groups, is now overburdened with casualties from the protests that began last year. More than 25,000 Palestinians have been injured.”
including contributions from …
• bbc reporter mishal husain
“Many Palestinians say their intentions were peaceful, although some have thrown stones, burnt tyres, and flown incendiary kites and balloons over the fence.”
• surgeon mohamed abu mughalseeb, medecins sans frontieres
• dr ayman al-sahabani, head of emergency, al shifa hospital
(if you missed it, available, only today, from 0:23:58 to 0:28:30 at https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0by2khc/bbc-news-at-ten-17012019)
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