Washington Post admits to faulty reporting on claim that Israel killed dozens of Gazan civilians at aide site

The Washington Post admitted Tuesday that a assertion successful its caller study that Israeli soldiers killed dozens of civilians successful Gaza could not beryllium verified.

The outlet shared a station connected X stating it had updated its Sunday article to bespeak that it could not verify that Israeli troops killed astir 30 civilians adjacent a U.S. assistance tract successful Gaza. The erstwhile mentation of the portion reported that the Israeli subject had committed the killings. 

"The nonfiction and header were updated connected Sunday evening making it wide that determination was nary statement astir who was liable for the shootings and that determination was a quality implicit that question," the outlet’s societal media station read.

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The Washington Post precocious admitted to reporting that Israeli troops killed Gazan civilians without being capable to verify that claim. (- / Contributor | The Washington Post / Contributor)

At slightest 26 Palestinians were reportedly killed and immoderate 175 were wounded implicit the play arsenic they made their mode to person nutrient successful the Gaza Strip, according to officials from the Hamas-run wellness ministry and witnesses.

Witnesses said Israeli forces fired connected crowds astir 1,000 yards distant from an assistance tract tally by the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). A Palestinian writer told the BBC that thousands of Palestinians had gathered adjacent the assistance tract adjacent Gaza's confederate metropolis of Rafah erstwhile Israeli tanks approached and opened occurrence connected the crowd.

However, the IDF has disputed these allegations, saying they are "currently unaware of injuries caused by IDF occurrence wrong the Humanitarian Aid organisation site," adding that "the substance is inactive nether review."

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Palestinians transportation bags containing nutrient and humanitarian assistance packages delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S.-backed enactment approved by Israel, successful Khan Younis, confederate Gaza Strip, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP)

"It is mendacious and fabricated. All assistance was distributed contiguous without incident," the GHF said. "No injuries oregon fatalities arsenic noted successful our regular update sent retired earlier. We person heard that these fake reports person been actively fomented by Hamas. They are untrue and fabricated."

However, arsenic an editor’s enactment successful the updated Washington Post portion said, The Post had reported connected Sunday that "Israeli troops had killed much than 30 radical adjacent a U.S. assistance site, with the header attributing the enactment to ‘health officials.’" 

"The nonfiction failed to marque wide if attributing the deaths to Israel was the presumption of the Gaza wellness ministry oregon a information verified by The Post," the enactment read.

The assemblage of the updated portion reported the casualties, but this time, did not blasted the IDF. It said, "At slightest 31 radical were killed and different 170 wounded, astir of them with gunshot wounds to the extremities and precocious body, according to section wellness officials and medics who treated the victims."

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"While 3 witnesses said the gunfire came from Israeli subject positions, the Israel Defense Forces denied the allegations, saying successful a connection that an archetypal enquiry indicated that its soldiers did not occurrence astatine civilians portion they were adjacent oregon wrong the organisation site," the caller portion added.

The editor’s enactment confirmed that "The nonfiction and header were updated connected Sunday evening and for the people variation connected Monday making it wide that determination was nary statement astir who was liable for the shooting and that determination was a quality implicit that question."

It added, "The Post didn’t springiness due value to Israel’s denial and gave improper certitude astir what was known astir immoderate Israeli relation successful the shootings. The aboriginal versions fell abbreviated of Washington Post standards of fairness and should not person been published successful that form."

Reps for The Washington Post did not instantly reply to Fox News Digital's petition for further comment. 

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