BBC Reported Only Three Of 149 Terror Attacks In Israel In August, Says Media Watchdog

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Rockets fired from the Gaza Strip on July 14, 2018 (Photo Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

Jerusalem – The BBC reported only three out of 149 terrorist attacks against Israel in August 2019, and none of the seven rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip, according to media watchdog organization BBC Watch.

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The Israel Security Agency’s report on terror attacks (Hebrew) during August 2019 shows that throughout the month a total of 149 incidents took place, including 97 in Judea and Samaria, 25 in Jerusalem and inside the Green Line, and 26 in the Gaza Strip region.

In Judea and Samaria and Jerusalem, the agency recorded 95 attacks with petrol bombs, 14 attacks using pipe bombs, five arson attacks, two shooting attacks, two stabbing attacks, one attack using a grenade and one vehicular attack.

Incidents recorded in the Gaza Strip sector included nine attacks with petrol bombs, three attacks using pipe bombs, one attack using a grenade, three shooting attacks and seven incidents of rocket fire.

Two people were murdered and eight wounded in attacks during the month.

The BBC News website reported the Aug. 7 murder of Dvir Sorek the following day but no follow-up reporting was seen until over two weeks later. The murder of Rina Shnerb and injury of two additional civilians in an IED attack on Aug. 23 was reported.

An incident that took place on the border with the Gaza Strip on Aug. 1 and resulted in injuries to three members of the security forces did not receive any BBC coverage. A stabbing attack in Jerusalem in which a police officer was wounded on Aug. 15 was not reported. A vehicular attack in Gush Etzion the next day in which two civilians were injured was ignored at the time, but referred to in a report a week later.

None of the seven separate incidents of rocket fire from the Gaza Strip during August received any coverage on the BBC News website.

Between January and August 2019 the BBC News website reported 25.7 percent of the terror attacks which took place and 80 percent of the resulting fatalities. Four of those eight months saw no reporting on terrorism against Israelis whatsoever.

(JNS)


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Educated Archy
Educated Archy
4 years ago

Yoni do you get what fake news means? It doesnt mean they report non facts. t means they report half facts and fake stories. They only report two attacks ad call it a conflict not terror. Fake news started way before Trump.

Eddie
Eddie
4 years ago

BBC = Biased Before Credibility

PaulinSaudi
PaulinSaudi
4 years ago

I did not see 149 reports of terrorism in Israel here. What conclusions can we draw from that?

elyeh
elyeh
4 years ago

3 ! Wow !
Who would expect BBC to cover ANY anti-Israel terrorism – unless BBC could include it in criticism of Israel and Jews for responding or defending themselves ?