BBC News avoids the issue of Hamas-Qatar collaboration

On the afternoon of September 14th the BBC News website published and promoted an oddly titled report:

Headlined “Rubio in Israel as IDF destroys more Gaza City buildings” and illustrated with footage filmed on a conveniently placed camera, that report is credited to Tom Spender. The version currently available online opens by creating some confusion as to the target of the September 9th strike on a building in Doha used by the Hamas leadership: [emphasis added]

“Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said US-Israeli relations have “never been stronger”, as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits to discuss the war in Gaza following Israel’s attack on Hamas members in Qatar. […]

Earlier, Rubio said US President Donald Trump was unhappy with the Israeli strike on the key US ally, but stressed that the US-Israeli relationship was “very strong”.”

Spender goes on:

“In his remarks at Joint Base Andrews, Rubio added that Trump’s priority remained the return of all hostages and an end to the war. Hamas members had been in Doha to discuss the latest US proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza when Israel launched its strikes.

When asked whether the strike on Doha complicated Qatar’s willingness to work with the US, Rubio said “they’ve been good partners on a number of fronts”.”

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