CAMERA this week prompted correction of a Los Angeles Times article which inaccurately reported that “Hamas had accepted terms of a cease-fire.” As the U.S. State Department made explicitly clear: “Hamas did not accept a ceasefire proposal.”A week into the two-week rotation – on May 6 – came news that Hamas had accepted the terms of a cease-fire proposed by Egyptian and Qatari mediators. Abdelfattah recalled the celebration – children singing, fireworks – but within an hour, explosions in the distance could be heard. While Hamas did indeed issue an announcement May 6 claiming to accept a ceasefire, and many media outlets uncritically parroted the Hamas claim as fact, the terror organization in no way agreed to the proposal. In his May 7 press briefing, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller stated explicitly (1:28):Let me just make one thing clear which is that Hamas did not accept a ceasefire proposal. The article now attributes that information to Hamas, and additionally says U.S. and Israeli officials disputed the claim.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 22, 2024 16:36 UTC