Following communication from CAMERA’s Israel office, the Associated Press amended a headline which had stated as fact the unverified claim that Israeli forces fatally shot four aid seekers: “Israeli forces kill 4 more aid seekers as northern Gaza braces for looming offensive.”
The earlier headline did not provide any attribution for the unverified claim, which had yet to be confirmed by the Israeli military or the GHF.The article appropriately attributed the unconfirmed charge: “Israeli forces killed four aid seekers traveling on Sunday through a military zone south of Gaza City — an area regularly used by Palestinians trying to reach a food distribution point, a hospital and witnesses said.” [Emphasis added.]
Editors agreed with CAMERA that an adjustment to the headline was in order and amended it to include attribution: “4 Palestinians shot dead by Israeli forces while seeking aid near Gaza City, witnesses say.”