BBC international editor questioned over coverage of Gaza hospital bombing

November 26, 2023 11:44 a.m.

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BBC international editor Jeremiah Bowen try has explain THE of the network blanket of A blast has A Gaza hospital on October 17th In A interview on her own network. Reports on THE incident to have varied on WHO was responsible For THE explosion.

THE blast has THE Al Ahli hospital has has been blame on both Israel And A missed by Hamas, And THE reports on victims has has been also trouble.

WE., Israeli, And other countries' intelligence agencies claim THE blast has THE hospital was likely A Islamic Jihad rocket failures. Others to have said THE magnitude of THE blast exceeds Hamas abilities, And indicate has A Israeli online job In THE immediate consequences that was quickly deleted.

Appearing on BBC News chain Behind THE Stories on SATURDAY, Bowen admitted has Errors In her blanket, but said he "doesn't regret A thing" about her report.

"THE missile hit THE hospital not long After dark. You can hear THE impact. THE blast destroy Al Ahli Hospital. He was Already damaged Since A smaller attack has THE weekend. THE building was flattened," Bowen reported live on air during BBC A News has Ten In hours of THE initial reports.

After playing her Since THE report, A BBC journalist request Bowen about that report.

"THE BBC was critical strongly For It is report of that event. Say We What arrived that night. And, You know, Frankly, Or were You get your information? And TO DO You regret Nothing that You said that night?" Bowen was » asked.

"SO he broken In, I assume, mid-evening. And has answer your question, No, I don't do it regret A thing In My reports, because I think I think I was measure all along. I doesn't race has judgement," he replied.

"But You said that building had has been flattened," THE to interview countered.

"Oh, Yeah. GOOD, I obtained that fake because I was look has THE pictures And What I could see was A square that appeared has be flamboyant on all sides. And there was A, You know, sort of A empty In THE medium. And he was I think he was A picture taken Since A drone. And SO, You know, We to have has piece together What We see. And I thought, GOOD, he looks as entire buildings disappeared. And that was My conclusion Since look has THE pictures. And I was fake on that. But I don't do it feel Also bad about that," Bowen replied.

THE BBC Free A correction of It is report on THE hospital blast on October 19th For speculate Israel was behind THE blast. THE network later added A apologies has It is correction on THE 24.

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