Israel Defence Forces goes public in launching extraordinary attack on BBC for parroting Hamas lines

Israel claim the explosion was a result of a failed rocket launch by Palestinian Islamic Jihad, another militant group in the enclave.

Israel's military has published what it described as evidence of the Palestinian rocket, rather than one of its own munitions being the cause.

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However, terror group Hamas - which controls Gaza - has blamed the blast on Israel.

A post shared on X by the IDF shows a screenshot of two BBC tweets which reads: "Hundreds of people have been killed in an Israeli strike on a hospital in Gaza, according to Palestinian officials.

"Daniel Hagari, a spokesman for the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), says communication from Gaza discussed misfired rocket. The BBC has no been able to verify Hagari's claims."

But the IDF hit back at the BBC saying: "The BBC claims to be impartial and independent…

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"But we were unable to verify those claims. Instead they choose to believe a genocidal terrorist organisation."

The BBC has faced backlash for opting against branding Hamas a terror group, despite it being proscribed as such by the UK Government.

The broadcaster has been scrutinised for its decision in its coverage of the recent attacks in Israel.

Its London headquarters was vandalised with red paint last week as footage shared on social media showed the entrance to the building covered.

Palestine Action sprayed the headquarters with blood red paint, in response to its recent coverage of Palestine, which according to the group "has been complicit in manufacturing consent for the occupation's genocide of Palestinians".

An impartiality row has also erupted at the corporation after several of its journalists appeared to justify the killing of Israeli civilians by Hamas.

An "urgent investigation" has been launched by the corporation after several of their journalists in the Middle East took to social media and appeared to celebrate the attack.

Reporters at BBC News Arabic were said to have supported comments comparing Hamas to freedom fighters.

Another comment described the October 7 massacre as a “morning of hope”.