An Israeli strike on Mawasi, a tent encampment near Khan Younis that Israeli forces designated a humanitarian zone, killed at least 40 people and injured at least 60 on Tuesday, a Gaza Civil Defense official, Mohammed al-Mughair, told The Washington Post. The Israel Defense Forces said it had struck a Hamas command and control center hidden there — a claim Hamas denies.Israeli war planes hit the area with about five missiles in the middle of the night, leaving three large craters inside the camp and sending ambulances scrambling, another Gaza Civil Defense spokesperson, Mahmoud Bassal, told The Post. The strike took place near the British Hospital, he added. Rescue workers are still working to recover 15 missing people, al-Mughair said.
"Gaza Civil Defense Officials" are Hamas. The WaPo quotes two Hamas terrorists, who claim "at least 40" dead and "15 missing people" under the rubble - 55 dead at the very least.
Hours later, the newspaper modified the story:
An Israeli strike Tuesday on Mawasi, a coastal tent encampment in southern Gaza that Israeli forces designated a humanitarian zone, killed at least 19 people and injured more than 60, the Gaza Health Ministry said.Rescue workers were still trying to reach people trapped under rubble and debris, it added. A Gaza Civil Defense official, Mohammed al-Mughair, put the death toll at 40 earlier Tuesday. Ahmad al-Naqa, another Civil Defense official, said later in the day that the previous number was an estimate and that the Health Ministry reports the final numbers.
No one seems concerned that the "estimate" is nearly triple the number the Gaza health ministry claims. No one seems to notice that Hamas routinely inflates casualty numbers by a factor of two, three or more.
But this story indicates that the Washington Post knows that Hamas civil defense officials lie. Saying "at least 40 dead and 15 missing" " is not an estimate, it is a statement of fact. An estimate would be "we fear dozens have been killed."
But even after the newspaper proves that Hamas lies - they continue to quote them!
Israeli warplanes hit the area with about five missiles in the middle of the night, leaving three large craters inside the camp and sending ambulances scrambling, said another Gaza Civil Defense spokesman, Mahmoud Bassal, on Tuesday morning. The strike took place near the British Hospital, he added.
The Washington Post has unusually good access to Hamas terrorist spokespeople. Maybe because Hamas knows the Post will quote them uncritically, time and time again, even after they are proven to be liars.
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