Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-06-10 17:07:46 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9E93A0C21A1CD3DD7C3A772E71A2DD0B6E79103B020A32F103E816535094229A
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There is no evidence Israel killed 41 hostages: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/4-more-hostages-found-dead-israel-says https://news.sky.com/story/israel-hamas-war-bodies-of-three-hostages-killed-at-music-festival-recovered-13137903 https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-operatives-said-to-have-standing-orders-to-kill-hostages-if-idf-approaches/ There are no claims rescuers were captured & no hostages died in the rescue: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/blatant-lie-idf-dismisses-hamas-claim-that-other-hostages-were-killed-in-todays-rescue/ Hamas' use of human shields is well documented: https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/10/19/hamas-islamic-jihad-holding-hostages-war-crime https://stratcomcoe.org/cuploads/pfiles/hamas_human_shields.pdf Many casualties were Hamas: https://camera-uk.org/2024/06/10/omission-and-inaccuracy-in-bbc-reporting-on-hostage-rescue Figures released by Hamas are unreliable: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/gaza-fatality-data-has-become-completely-unreliable https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-hostage-rescue-new-details-gaza-operation-nuseirat-rcna156273 Info: https://www.newsweek.com/israel-has-created-new-standard-urban-warfare-why-will-no-one-admit-it-opinion-1883286
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