New York Times Admits in Editors’ Note It ‘Relied Too Heavily’ on Hamas Claims About Hospital Blast

The New York Times took the rare step of publishing a stand-alone editors’ note addressing its coverage of the attack on a hospital in Gaza believed to have killed hundreds of people.

The Times first reported news of the explosion at Gaza City’s al-Ahli hospital on Oct. 17. At the time, the Times and other major outlets, like the Associated Press, reported the information they had: That the Gaza Health Ministry, which is overseen by terror group Hamas, claimed the mass casualty attack was the result of an Israeli airstrike.

“Israeli Strike Kills Hundreds in Hospital, Palestinians Say,” read the initial Times headline.