ABC News faced a fierce wave of backlash due to reports on Hamas' announced plans to release additional hostages in two phases later this week.
The terrorist group claimed that the bodies of four hostages on Thursday and six live hostages on Saturday will be released.
“Civilian hostages, small children, and killed by evil, brutal Hamas fraud.”
According to Hamas, the two youngest people who were kidnapped into the group, Kfir and Ariel Bibas, are no longer alive. Their bodies are among the four who will be returned this week. Kfir was only nine months old and Ariel was 4 years old when he was accused in October 2023 along with his parents Shiri and Yarden Bibas. Yalden was released last month.
ABC News has published an update article, post In X, “Hamas will release the bodies of four dead hostages on Thursday and six live hostages on Saturday. Hamas and Israel confirmed. According to Israel, four more dead hostages will be released.”
Social media users have denounced ABC News for comments that temper the language around Hamas by omitting allegations that the group is suspected of killing a “dead hostage.”
“Deceased, yes. Why did they “dead”? ” Written by one user. “Is it possible you ruled out the details that they were murdered? At least it seems a little relevant.”
“People paid to use accurate words to record all events are suddenly at a loss to find the right words to describe Hamas killing hostages,” he replied. said the individual. “The 'deceased' was an intentional and very poor choice by the ABC. ”
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) has accused the news outlet of calling young children “dead” and “dead.”
“Does it mean “murdered”? @ABC? “he I asked. “Civilian hostages, small children, and killed by evil, brutal Hamas fraud.”
The Israeli Prime Minister's Office confirmed that civilian hostages had been murdered and appeared to call them “four murdered hostages.” CNN It has been reported.
The agency said “four more murdered hostages are expected to be handed over to Israel next week.”
Hamas previously claimed that the Vivas family was killed in an Israeli airstrike in November 2023. However, the terrorist groups have not provided evidence and the Israeli military has not confirmed the claim.
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