Reuters Under-Reports Israelis Killed by Palestinian Terrorists — Refuses to Correct Error

While the Associated Press last month grossly over-reported the number of civilians killed in the Gaza Strip — leading to corrections appearing in more than 80 media outlets — Reuters has significantly underreported Israeli fatalities in the same war.

In their Sept. 1 article, “Three Israeli police killed in West Bank shooting attack,” Reuters’ James Mackenzie and Ali Sawafta significantly understated both the number of Israelis killed in Palestinian attacks, and the number of Israeli and foreign fatalities as a result of Hezbollah attacks, claiming:

The latest deaths bring the number of Israelis killed in Palestinian attacks outside Gaza since Oct. 7 to at least 22, with around 20 Israelis and foreigners killed by missile attacks from southern Lebanon.

First, regarding the number of Israelis killed in Palestinian attacks outside of Gaza since Oct. 7, the Institute for National Security Studies reports that 38 Israelis have been killed in terror attacks in the West Bank and Jerusalem from Oct. 8 into July — far more than the 22 the article states. (Scroll down on the INSS link to “The West Bank and Jerusalem,” and then select the third slide.)

CAMERA has independently verified the names, dates, and circumstances of deaths for 33 Israelis killed by Palestinians outside of the Gaza Strip (in Israel and the West Bank) since Oct. 7, plus two Jerusalem Arabs who may or may not have had Israeli citizenship but were likewise killed by Palestinian terrorists. See below for these details, including links.

Second, Mackenzie and Sawafta also substantially skewed the number of Israelis and foreigners killed by Hezbollah rocket attacks since Oct. 7, misleading that “20 Israelis and foreigners killed by missile attacks from southern Lebanon.” But no small number of Israelis have been killed by drones and artillery launched from Lebanon.

Why apply a weapons-specific filter on reporting fatalities inflicted by Hezbollah attacks?

Indeed, when it comes to Palestinian fatalities, the article does not apply a weapons filter, citing, for instance, only airstrikes while excluding shooting. On Palestinian fatalities, Reuters reporting is all inclusive: “At the same time, Israeli forces have killed almost 680 Palestinians, including armed fighters, stone-throwing youths and uninvolved civilians.”

So why ignore Hezbollah’s deadly attacks not involving missiles?

INSS reports 49 Israeli fatalities due to Hezbollah attacks, including rockets, drones, artillery and anti-tank missiles. (Scroll down to “Hezbollah attacks against Israel,” and then select the third slide, “Israel-Lebanon border.”)

Similarly, The Times of Israel reported last week:

So far, the skirmishes have resulted in 26 civilian deaths on the Israeli side, as well as the deaths of 20 IDF soldiers and reservists. There have also been several attacks from Syria, without any injuries.

On July 28, Reuters itself reported 40 have been killed on the Israeli side in Hezbollah attacks:

The Israeli military said after Saturday’s attack the death toll among civilians killed in Hezbollah attacks had risen to 23 since October, along with at least 17 soldiers.

Cross-checking against Haaretz‘s database of Israeli fatalities, we located details for 35 fatalities killed in Hezbollah attacks — again, far more than the 20 Reuters is now citing. See below for those names.

Though CAMERA provided Reuters with details for the following victims of Palestinian and Hezbollah attacks, editors have yet to correct the misreporting.

Post-Oct. 7, 2024 Victims of Palestinian Attacks Outside of the Gaza Strip

1. Staff Sgt. (res.) Adi Odeya Borech – Oct. 12, 2023 – rocket attack near Sderot, southern Israel
2. Elhanan Klein – Nov. 2, 2023 – West Bank shooting
3. Sgt. Elisheva Rose Ida Lubin – Nov. 6, 2023 – Jerusalem stabbing attack
4. Cpl. Avraham Fetena – Nov. 16, 2023 – “Tunnel Road” checkpoint shooting near Jerusalem
5. Liviya Dickman – Nov. 30, 2023 – Shot at Jerusalem bus stop
6. Hanna Ifergan – Nov. 30, 2023 – Shot at Jerusalem bus stop
7. Elimelech Wasserman – Nov. 30, 2023 – Shot at Jerusalem bus stop
8. Amar Mansour – Jan. 7, 2024 – West Bank shooting attack (north of Ofra)
9. Sergeant Shai Germai – Jan. 7, 2024 – Roadside bomb in Jenin, West Bank
10. Edna Bluestein – Jan. 15, 2024 – Raanana car ramming
11. Lara Tannous – Jan. 24, 2024 – Succumbed to wounds from Jan. 7 shooting
12. Uri Yaish – Feb. 16, 2024 – shooting at bus stop near Gedera, southern Israel
13.  Ishay Gertner – Feb. 16, 2024 – shooting at bus stop near Gedera, southern Israel
14. Matan Elmaliach – Feb. 22, 2024, shooting on Highway 1, near Maaleh Adumim in West Bank
15. Uria Hartum – Feb. 29, 2024 – shooting at West Bank gas station, Eli junction
16. Yitzhak Zeiger – Feb. 29, 2024 – shooting at West Bank gas station, Eli junction
17. Uri Moyal – March 14 –  Beit Kama stabbing, central Israel
18. Sgt. 1st Ilay David Garfinkel – March 22, 2024 – West Bank shooting attack
19. Lidor Levy – April 4, fatally wounded in stabbing attack March 31 in Gan Yavne mall
20. Benjamin Achimeir – April 13, 2024 — brutal slaughter of 14-year-old shepherd
21. Staff Sgt. Diego Shvisha Harsaj – May 30, 2024 – West Bank car-ramming
22. Staff Sgt. Eliya Hilel– May 30, 2024 – West Bank car-ramming
23. Moshe Dadush, 76 – June 20, 2044 – mortally wounded when car violently stolen near Qalqilya
24. Cpt. Alon Sacgiu – June 27 — Fell in combat in a military operation in the West Bank
25. Sgt. 1st Class (res.) Yehuda Geto – July 1 – roadside bomb in West Bank
26. Capt. Ariel Topaz – July 24, 2024 – mortally wounded in July 14 ramming attack at Nir Tzvi junction, central Israel
27. Amnon Muchtar – June 22, 2024 – Shot while shopping in Qalqilya
28. Rina Daniv – Aug. 4 – Stabbing in Holon, central Israel
29. Avraham Soumichi – Aug. 4 – Stabbing in Holon, central Israel
30. Yonatan Deutsch – Aug. 11, 2024 – West Bank shooting
31. Gideon Peri – Aug. 18, 2024 – West Bank hammer attack
32. 1st Sgt. Elkana Navon, 20 – Aug. 31, 2024 –Fell in combat in the West Bank city of Jenin
33. Hadas Barnatz – Sept. 1, 2024 – West Bank shooting attack on 3 police officers
34. Arik Ben-Eliyahu – Sept. 1, 2024 – West Bank shooting attack on 3 police officers
35. Advanced Staff Sgt. Maj. Roni Shkuri – Sept. 1, 2024  – West Bank shooting attack on 3 police officers

Post-Oct. 7 Victims of Hezbollah Attacks (See Haaretz database)

31. 1st Sgt. David Moshe Ben Shitrit, 21, of Geva Binyamin — mortally wounded Aug. 25 on his navy ship during interception of Hezbollah drone attack
32. Master Sgt. (res.) Dan Kamkagi, 31, killed May 6, in northern Israel by anti-tank missile
33. Master Sgt. (res.) Nahman Natan Hertz, 31, killed May 6, in northern Israel by anti-tank missile
34. Staff Sgt. Daniel Nachmani, 21, Succumbed Dec. 24 to wounds sustained from artillery fire from Lebanon on December 22
35. Warrant Officer (res.) Yehezkel Azaria, 53, fell in drone attack the Margaliot region of northern Israel

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