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Last May, the BBC produced several reports claiming that a baby named Leila al Ghandour had died in the Gaza Strip after inhaling tear gas fired by Israeli forces. Although Hamas subsequently removed her name from its casualty list – and despite BBC Watch corresponding with the BBC since June 2018 on the issue – the claim that Israel was responsible for her death still appears on the BBC News website.</blockquote>

Last May, the BBC produced several reports claiming that a baby named Leila al Ghandour had died in the Gaza Strip after inhaling tear gas fired by Israeli forces. Although Hamas subsequently removed her name from its casualty list – and despite BBC Watch corresponding with the BBC since June 2018 on the issue – the claim that Israel was responsible for her death still appears on the BBC News website.</blockquote>

In Jan 2023, BBC tied ''itself in knots to avoid mentioning Israel in a piece about a woman in… Israel'' in Yolanda Knell "report."<ref>[https://honestreporting.com/bbc-ties-itself-in-knots-to-avoid-mentioning-israel-in-a-piece-about-a-woman-in-israel/ BBC Ties Itself in Knots to Avoid Mentioning Israel in a Piece About a Woman in… Israel], HR, Jan 23, 2024.<blockquote><small>...In fact, Israel is only mentioned once in the entire story — in the fifth paragraph where it is referenced alongside Jordan and the Palestinian Territories: 

In Jan 2023, BBC tied ''itself in knots to avoid mentioning Israel in a piece about a woman in… Israel'' in Yolanda Knell's "report."<ref>[https://honestreporting.com/bbc-ties-itself-in-knots-to-avoid-mentioning-israel-in-a-piece-about-a-woman-in-israel/ BBC Ties Itself in Knots to Avoid Mentioning Israel in a Piece About a Woman in… Israel], HR, Jan 23, 2024.<blockquote><small>...In fact, Israel is only mentioned once in the entire story — in the fifth paragraph where it is referenced alongside Jordan and the Palestinian Territories: 

Christians make up a minority in the Palestinian Territories, Israel and Jordan. Most Christians here belong to the Greek Orthodox and Latin Catholic Churches, which do not allow women priests.”

Christians make up a minority in the Palestinian Territories, Israel and Jordan. Most Christians here belong to the Greek Orthodox and Latin Catholic Churches, which do not allow women priests.”