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BBC rejects White House's claims it took Hamas's word for stats, retracted article on war

The BBC has rejected claims made by the White House that it took Hamas's word for statistics in a retracted article about the Israel-Hamas war. The article, which was published on October 17, 2023, and later retracted, reported that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) had killed 500 people at the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza. The White House accused the BBC of relying on Hamas's figures without verification, but the BBC stated that it had clearly attributed the statistics to the Hamas-run health ministry and had not taken them at face value. The BBC also noted that it had reported on the conflicting claims from both sides and had not drawn any definitive conclusions. The retraction of the article came after the IDF denied responsibility for the hospital blast and presented evidence suggesting that a misfired rocket from Palestinian Islamic Jihad was the cause.

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