Reuters Under-Reports Israelis Killed by Palestinian Terrorists — Refuses to Correct Error
People rush to a soccer field hit by a Hezbollah rocket in the majority-Druze northern Israeli town Majdal Shams Photo: Via 924, from social media used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law
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
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Staff Sgt. (res.) Adi Odeya Borech – Oct. 12, 2023 – rocket attack near Sderot, southern Israel
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Elhanan Klein – Nov. 2, 2023 – West Bank shooting
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Sgt. Elisheva Rose Ida Lubin – Nov. 6, 2023 – Jerusalem stabbing attack
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Cpl. Avraham Fetena – Nov. 16, 2023 – “Tunnel Road” checkpoint shooting near Jerusalem
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Liviya Dickman – Nov. 30, 2023 – Shot at Jerusalem bus stop
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Hanna Ifergan – Nov. 30, 2023 – Shot at Jerusalem bus stop
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Elimelech Wasserman – Nov. 30, 2023 – Shot at Jerusalem bus stop
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Amar Mansour – Jan. 7, 2024 – West Bank shooting attack (north of Ofra)
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Sergeant Shai Germai – Jan. 7, 2024 – Roadside bomb in Jenin, West Bank
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Edna Bluestein – Jan. 15, 2024 – Raanana car ramming
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Lara Tannous – Jan. 24, 2024 – Succumbed to wounds from Jan. 7 shooting
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Uri Yaish – Feb. 16, 2024 – shooting at bus stop near Gedera, southern Israel
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Ishay Gertner – Feb. 16, 2024 – shooting at bus stop near Gedera, southern Israel
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Matan Elmaliach – Feb. 22, 2024, shooting on Highway 1, near Maaleh Adumim in West Bank
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Uria Hartum – Feb. 29, 2024 – shooting at West Bank gas station, Eli junction
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Yitzhak Zeiger – Feb. 29, 2024 – shooting at West Bank gas station, Eli junction
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Uri Moyal – March 14 – Beit Kama stabbing, central Israel
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Sgt. 1st Ilay David Garfinkel – March 22, 2024 – West Bank shooting attack
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Lidor Levy – April 4, fatally wounded in stabbing attack March 31 in Gan Yavne mall
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Benjamin Achimeir – April 13, 2024 — brutal slaughter of 14-year-old shepherd
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Staff Sgt. Diego Shvisha Harsaj – May 30, 2024 – West Bank car-ramming
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Staff Sgt. Eliya Hilel– May 30, 2024 – West Bank car-ramming
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Moshe Dadush, 76 – June 20, 2044 – mortally wounded when car violently stolen near Qalqilya
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Cpt. Alon Sacgiu – June 27 — Fell in combat in a military operation in the West Bank
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Sgt. 1st Class (res.) Yehuda Geto – July 1 – roadside bomb in West Bank
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Capt. Ariel Topaz – July 24, 2024 – mortally wounded in July 14 ramming attack at Nir Tzvi junction, central Israel
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Amnon Muchtar – June 22, 2024 – Shot while shopping in Qalqilya
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Rina Daniv – Aug. 4 – Stabbing in Holon, central Israel
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Avraham Soumichi – Aug. 4 – Stabbing in Holon, central Israel
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Yonatan Deutsch – Aug. 11, 2024 – West Bank shooting
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Gideon Peri – Aug. 18, 2024 – West Bank hammer attack
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1st Sgt. Elkana Navon, 20 – Aug. 31, 2024 –Fell in combat in the West Bank city of Jenin
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Hadas Barnatz – Sept. 1, 2024 – West Bank shooting attack on 3 police officers
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Arik Ben-Eliyahu – Sept. 1, 2024 – West Bank shooting attack on 3 police officers
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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)
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Chief warrant officer Mahmood Amaria – Hezbollah drone attack in northern Israel on August 19, 2024
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Michael Samara, Wounded by a Hezbollah rocket attack on August 6 and died of his wounds on August 9, 2024
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Nir Poupko, 28, Killed by a rocket attack launched by Hezbollah on July 30, 2024
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Jafara Ibrahim, 11, Killed by a Hezbollah rocket attack at a soccer field on July 27, 2024
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Nathem Fakher Saeb, 16, Killed by a Hezbollah rocket attack at a soccer field on July 27, 2024
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Milad Muadad al-Sha’ar, 10, Killed by a Hezbollah rocket attack at a soccer field on July 27, 2024
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Naji Taher al-Halabi, 11, Killed by a Hezbollah rocket attack at a soccer field on July 27, 2024
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Alma Ayman Fakhr al-Din, 11, Killed by a Hezbollah rocket attack at a soccer field on July 27, 2024
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Yazan Nayeif Abu Saleh, 12, Killed by a Hezbollah rocket attack at a soccer field on July 27, 2024
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Finis Adham Safadi, 11, Killed by a Hezbollah rocket attack at a soccer field on July 27, 2024
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Iseel Nasha’at Ayoub, 12, Killed by a Hezbollah rocket attack at a soccer field on July 27, 2024
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John Wadeea Ibrahim, 13, Killed by a Hezbollah rocket attack at a soccer field on July 27, 2024
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Hazem Akram Abu Saleh, 15, Killed by a Hezbollah rocket attack at a soccer field on July 27, 2024
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Ameer Rabeea Abu Saleh, Killed by a Hezbollah rocket attack at a soccer field on July 27, 2024
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Fajr Laith Abu Saleh, 16, Killed by a Hezbollah rocket attack at a soccer field on July 27, 2024
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Sergeant first class (res.) Efraim Ben Amram, wounded in a battle by a Hezbollah drone attack on a military base in northern Israel on June, 30, died of his wounds on July 18, 2024
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Master sergeant (res.) Valeri Chefonov, 33, killed by a Hezbollah explosive-laden drone attack near the Kibbutz Kabri on July 11, 2024
- Nir Baranes, 46, Killed in a rocket impact in the Golan Height on July 9, 2024
- Noa Baranes, 46, Killed in a rocket impact in the Golan Height on July 9, 2024
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Major (res.) Itay Galea, 38, killed in the Hezbollah attack on a military base on the Golan Heights in northern Israel on July 4, 2024
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First sergeant (res.) Refael Kauders, 39, fell in battle by a Hezbollah drone attack on Hurfeish in the Upper Galille on June 5, 2024
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Sharif Suad, 35, Killed by an anti-tank missile fired by Hezbollah to the Mount Dov area on April 26, 2024
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Major (res.) Dor Zimel, 27, wounded in a Hezbollah drone attack in Arab al-Aramshe on April 17, died of his wounds on April 21, 2024
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Zaher Bashara, 38, killed by a Hezbollah rocket attack from Lebanon on the Upper Galilee on March 27, 2024
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Maxwell Patnibin, 31, Foreign worker, killed by an anti-tank missile fired by Hezbollah at Moshav Margaliot on March 4, 2024
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Staff sergeant Omer Sarah Benjo, 20, killed in a Hezbollah strike launch carried out from Lebanese territory to a base in the north of the country on February 14, 2024
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Mira Ayalon, 76, Killed in a Hezbollah anti-tank missile attack on January 14, 2024
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Staff sergeant (res.) Barak Ayalon, 48, Member of the community’s security squad, Killed in a Hezbollah anti-tank missile attack on January 14, 2024
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Sergeant Amit Hod Ziv, 19, fell in battle by a Hezbollah rocket attack from Lebanon on the Shtula area on December 22
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Eyal Uzan, 54, killed by Hezbollah anti-tank missile on December 7
In addition, the following are detailed by Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
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1st Sgt. David Moshe Ben Shitrit, 21, of Geva Binyamin — mortally wounded Aug. 25 on his navy ship during interception of Hezbollah drone attack
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Master Sgt. (res.) Dan Kamkagi, 31, killed May 6, in northern Israel by anti-tank missile
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Master Sgt. (res.) Nahman Natan Hertz, 31, killed May 6, in northern Israel by anti-tank missile
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Staff Sgt. Daniel Nachmani, 21, Succumbed Dec. 24 to wounds sustained from artillery fire from Lebanon on December 22
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Warrant Officer (res.) Yehezkel Azaria, 53, fell in drone attack the Margaliot region of northern Israel
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