AP Faces Backlash for Humanizing Hezbollah Wounded in Pager Attack
LEBANON, AUG 7 – Israel's covert September 2024 operation injured more than 3,000 Hezbollah members with booby-trapped pagers, aiming to disrupt the group's communications and military capabilities.
- On September 17, 2024, Israel remotely detonated thousands of pagers distributed to Hezbollah across Lebanon, causing simultaneous explosions in various locations.
- The operation targeted Hezbollah's encrypted pager network used to evade detection, reflecting an ongoing Israeli campaign against the group amid persistent rocket attacks throughout 2024.
- The explosions resulted in injuries to thousands and claimed the lives of a dozen individuals, among them two children, while hospitals were overwhelmed with trauma and relatives searching for their loved ones amid widespread distress.
- Israel described the attack as a precise military strike showcasing technological prowess, while rights groups argued it was indiscriminate and may have violated international law.
- Hezbollah confirms most casualties were its members and survivors remain on a slow recovery path, with the group warning that renewed Israeli assaults would provoke missile retaliation.
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A ‘Sickening Shrine To Hezbollah’: AP Draws Criticism for Story About the ‘Road To Recovery’ of Injured Terrorists
‘It’s an utter disgrace that this ‘news’ agency is writing puff-piece articles designed to garner sympathy for terrorists,’ writes Congresswoman Claudia Tenney.
GOP Sen. Slams The Associated Press Over Story About Hezbollah Operatives 'Struggle' To Recover From Israeli Pager Attack
Montana Republican Sen. Tim Sheehy slammed The Associated Press over a story that detailed how Hezbollah operatives are "struggling" to recover from Israel's pager attack
AP’s Hezbollah “Pager Survivor” Story Omits Terror Ties, Focuses on Sympathy
NEW YORK – The Associated Press published a feature on Tuesday profiling Hezbollah members injured in a targeted Israeli pager-bombing campaign, describing them as “survivors” — and notably omitting any reference to Hezbollah’s long-standing U.S. terrorist designation. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email One of the individuals highlighted was 23-year-old Mahdi […]
AP roasted over 'jaw-dropping' story about Hezbollah terrorists' 'struggle to recover' from pager attack
Republican politicians and X users criticized the Associated Press for an article documenting how Hezbollah members struggle to recover from the Israeli pager attack.
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