Washington Post Retracts False Hamas Claim Blaming Israel for Gaza Deaths

The Washington Post was forced to walk back yet another reckless smear against Israel this week, issuing a public correction after amplifying Hamas propaganda without verification.

The debacle unfolded after the Post published a story claiming Israeli soldiers opened fire on civilians outside a Gaza aid center. The source of that explosive claim? The so-called Gaza Health Ministry a known mouthpiece for Hamas. The IDF quickly denied the allegations, and the very aid organization on the ground confirmed no such incident took place.

But that didn’t stop the Washington Post from initially reporting the claims as fact, casting blame on Israel in a region already flooded with anti-Israel disinformation.

In a rare act of accountability, the Post later admitted that the article “fell short” of its own fairness standards. According to the correction:

“The article failed to make clear if attributing the deaths to Israel was the position of the Gaza health ministry or a fact verified by The Post.”

The Post also acknowledged it failed to give “proper weight” to Israel’s denial of the accusations, instead presenting Hamas’ version with unearned certitude.

Here’s what actually happened:

• The disputed event took place outside a Gaza aid center early Sunday.

• Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry officials claimed IDF soldiers fired on a crowd, killing 31 and wounding 170.

• The Israeli military denied the claims outright, stating warning shots were fired into the air at a separate time to deter suspicious activity, but there was no engagement with civilians.

• The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the aid group operating the site, confirmed there was no gunfire near the center and released video footage showing a calm distribution of aid.

In fact, the Foundation explicitly blamed Hamas for fabricating the story to stoke chaos and media hysteria:

“These fake reports have been actively fomented by Hamas. They are untrue and fabricated.”

And yet, the Washington Post ran with it.

This is the same Washington Post that insists on lecturing readers about “misinformation” and “disinformation” yet time and again, blindly echoes terrorist-run sources without vetting their claims. The IDF, a democratic nation’s military with a long-standing record of accountability, gets buried under anonymous Hamas talking points.

Let’s be blunt: this wasn’t an error, it was a pattern.

Legacy media outlets like the Post routinely fall into the trap of using Gaza casualty numbers and claims from Hamas officials as factual, all while treating Israeli denials with skepticism. That bias isn’t just sloppy it’s dangerous, especially when it feeds global antisemitism and justifies violence.

The Post’s belated correction is too little, too late. The damage has already been done, and countless readers likely walked away with a false impression one that plays right into the hands of Hamas.

If the press can’t get basic facts right about life-and-death conflicts, what else are they misleading Americans about?

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