With this week's hostage release, CAMERA prompts a series of corrections -- most recently at Time -- after media outlets conflate Israeli and foreign hostages held captive in violation of international law with hardcore convicted Palestinian terrorists and security detainees.
For the second time in four months, and 736 days since Hamas and other terrorists kidnapped 251 Israelis and foreigners, CAMERA prompts correction of Haaretz's mischaracterization of the hostages as prisoners.
CAMERA prompts correction of a Jerusalem Post headline and parts of an article which wrongly referred to Israeli and foreign hostages held by Hamas and other terror organizations in the Gaza Strip as "prisoners."
CAMERA prompts correction at CBS after the network grossly underreported the number of hostages kidnapped Oct. 7 as "roughly 100." Hamas and other terrorists kidnapped 251 hostages on Oct. 7.
UPDATE: After communication from CAMERA staff and members of the public, The Los Angeles Times finally corrects the demonstrably false claim that most of the remaining hostages are soldiers. In fact, the overwhelming majority of those then remaining -- 60 out of 73 -- are civilians.
In response to communication from CAMERA, UPI and McClatchy commendably remove an erroneous reference to hostages held in captivity in the Gaza Strip as "prisoners." The hostages have not committed crimes, are not being held lawfully, and are not awaiting trial.
