Haaretz says Magal berated ex-hostages and bereaved families; Ynet says he left the families out only after a remark from Ben Caspit
On his radio show, Channel 14 host Yinon Magal read out the names of people who wrote for a book criticising Netanyahu over the hostages. He said they could atone only by voting for him. The two reports we hold differ on whether the bereaved stayed in his sights. Neither carries a word from anyone he named.
What both reports carry. Yinon Magal is a radio broadcaster and a leading pro-government host on Channel 14. On air, he read out the names of people who wrote for a book criticising Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the hostages. Haaretz and Ynet both say he told them to atone at the ballot box.
Where they differ.
| Haaretz | Ynet (Hebrew) | |
|---|---|---|
| Headline | the verb "berates" | his own words: "the most despicable people in Israel" |
| Who was targeted | "ex-hostages, bereaved families" | Ofri Bibas, "survivors of captivity and bereaved families" |
| His demand | paraphrased: atone "only by voting for Likud" | quoted: cast the Likud ballot slip "for Netanyahu" |
| The bereaved | no exception mentioned | "for this purpose I'll exclude the families", said only after the full list and after a remark from Ben Caspit |
| Length | not given | about five minutes |
What Ynet adds. It calls the broadcast "an aggressive monologue". It quotes him calling the writers "abominable people". It quotes him saying that the vote is "their only option to atone for the abomination".
What is not settled. - Whether leaving out the bereaved was a retraction or an aside. Only Ynet reports it. The Haaretz text we hold does not mention it. - What Ben Caspit said. Ynet calls it a remark and does not quote it. - How anyone he named responded. Neither report quotes one of them. - We hold no recording or transcript of the broadcast.
What this is about. A pro-Netanyahu broadcaster used his radio show to name and condemn Israelis who had criticised the prime minister over the hostages taken to Gaza.
How it got here. On 7 October 2023, Hamas-led fighters attacked southern Israel and took hostages back to Gaza. Israel went to war in Gaza the same day. The fate of the hostages became the most divisive question in Israeli politics. Families of hostages, freed captives and some bereaved families said the government put its war aims and its coalition ahead of a deal to bring people home. The government and its supporters rejected that charge. A book of writing that criticises Netanyahu over the hostages carries that argument on. Its Hebrew title is Mar Hafkara, roughly "Mr Abandonment".
Who the actors are. - Benjamin Netanyahu leads Likud and has headed the government since late 2022. - Yinon Magal is a radio broadcaster and a host on Channel 14, a commercial television channel. Haaretz calls him a top pro-government host. - Ben Caspit is a columnist who presents the radio show with Magal. - Ofri Bibas is a member of the Bibas family, whose relatives were taken to Gaza on 7 October 2023. Ynet names her among those Magal targeted. - The book's contributors include former hostages and bereaved relatives, according to both reports.
What is at stake. Israel faces a general election this autumn. The Knesset elected in November 2022 serves a four-year term. Magal told the writers that a vote for Likud was their only way to atone. Freed hostages and bereaved families carry moral weight in Israeli public life, so how they are treated on air is part of the campaign.
Where it stands. Both reports we hold were published on 6 October 2026, the day of the broadcast. Neither carries a response from Magal's station, from Likud or from anyone he named.
What is being argued about
- Whether Magal's attack included the bereaved families, or whether he left them out
- His demand that critics atone by voting for Likud, quoted by one report and paraphrased by the other
- Former hostages and the bereaved named on air in an election season
- No reply from anyone he named
Who is heard: Magal, not those he namedChart
What the two reports we hold contain.
Sources
Haaretz
Haaretz
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Pro-Netanyahu radio pundit berates ex-hostages, bereaved families for criticizing prime minister
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What we have measured
A previous framing corrected the twelve-country statement described as ambiguously worded ×1Asserted flat The report states as fact that barring Arab parties is a standing ritual. ×1Asserted flat The report says ethnicity explains the different outcomes, in its own voice. ×1Asserted in the report's own voice Parties are characterised by what they are said to promise, unattributed, and the headline calls the result frightening. ×1
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Ynet
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"האנשים הכי שפלים בישראל": ינון מגל קרא לעפרי ביבס, שורדי שבי ומשפחות שכולות להתנצל בפני נתניהו
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What we have measured
A claim in the headline that the other reports very close to deciding the regime appears in one report only ×1Active voice The killers are the subject of the verbs 'beat' and 'burned'. ×1Active voice The killers are named as acting ×1Army's term, attributed the army names the target of its strikes, and no one on the other side is quoted ×1
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Haaretz
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Haaretz
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Pro-Netanyahu radio pundit berates ex-hostages, bereaved families for criticizing prime minister
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What we have measured
A previous framing corrected the twelve-country statement described as ambiguously worded ×1Asserted flat The report states as fact that barring Arab parties is a standing ritual. ×1Asserted flat The report says ethnicity explains the different outcomes, in its own voice. ×1Asserted in the report's own voice Parties are characterised by what they are said to promise, unattributed, and the headline calls the result frightening. ×1
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Ynet
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Ynet
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"האנשים הכי שפלים בישראל": ינון מגל קרא לעפרי ביבס, שורדי שבי ומשפחות שכולות להתנצל בפני נתניהו
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What we have measured
A claim in the headline that the other reports very close to deciding the regime appears in one report only ×1Active voice The killers are the subject of the verbs 'beat' and 'burned'. ×1Active voice The killers are named as acting ×1Army's term, attributed the army names the target of its strikes, and no one on the other side is quoted ×1
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The bias in this coverageBias
He is quoted; those he named are not
Both reports quote or paraphrase Magal, and both use judging words for the broadcast. One names a person he targeted. Neither carries a reply from any former hostage or bereaved family.
2 reports held
1 reports naming a person he targeted
0 reports quoting any target's reply
1 reports recording his partial walk-back
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources
Ynet
Ynet
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"האנשים הכי שפלים בישראל": ינון מגל קרא לעפרי ביבס, שורדי שבי ומשפחות שכולות להתנצל בפני נתניהו
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What we have measured
A claim in the headline that the other reports very close to deciding the regime appears in one report only ×1Active voice The killers are the subject of the verbs 'beat' and 'burned'. ×1Active voice The killers are named as acting ×1Army's term, attributed the army names the target of its strikes, and no one on the other side is quoted ×1
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Haaretz
Haaretz
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Pro-Netanyahu radio pundit berates ex-hostages, bereaved families for criticizing prime minister
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What we have measured
A previous framing corrected the twelve-country statement described as ambiguously worded ×1Asserted flat The report states as fact that barring Arab parties is a standing ritual. ×1Asserted flat The report says ethnicity explains the different outcomes, in its own voice. ×1Asserted in the report's own voice Parties are characterised by what they are said to promise, unattributed, and the headline calls the result frightening. ×1
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Ynet
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"האנשים הכי שפלים בישראל": ינון מגל קרא לעפרי ביבס, שורדי שבי ומשפחות שכולות להתנצל בפני נתניהו
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What we have measured
A claim in the headline that the other reports very close to deciding the regime appears in one report only ×1Active voice The killers are the subject of the verbs 'beat' and 'burned'. ×1Active voice The killers are named as acting ×1Army's term, attributed the army names the target of its strikes, and no one on the other side is quoted ×1
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Haaretz
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Haaretz
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Pro-Netanyahu radio pundit berates ex-hostages, bereaved families for criticizing prime minister
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What we have measured
A previous framing corrected the twelve-country statement described as ambiguously worded ×1Asserted flat The report states as fact that barring Arab parties is a standing ritual. ×1Asserted flat The report says ethnicity explains the different outcomes, in its own voice. ×1Asserted in the report's own voice Parties are characterised by what they are said to promise, unattributed, and the headline calls the result frightening. ×1
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Claims and verdicts
true
On air, Yinon Magal read out the names of people who wrote for a book criticising Netanyahu over the hostages, and said they could atone only by voting for him.
Ynet and Haaretz both report the roll call and the call to atone at the ballot box. Ynet quotes the ballot-slip line, and Haaretz says the vote he meant was for Likud.
Checked against 2 sources:
Ynet
Centre
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Ynet
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"האנשים הכי שפלים בישראל": ינון מגל קרא לעפרי ביבס, שורדי שבי ומשפחות שכולות להתנצל בפני נתניהו
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What we have measured
A claim in the headline that the other reports very close to deciding the regime appears in one report only ×1Active voice The killers are the subject of the verbs 'beat' and 'burned'. ×1Active voice The killers are named as acting ×1Army's term, attributed the army names the target of its strikes, and no one on the other side is quoted ×1
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Haaretz
Centre-left
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Haaretz
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Pro-Netanyahu radio pundit berates ex-hostages, bereaved families for criticizing prime minister
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What we have measured
A previous framing corrected the twelve-country statement described as ambiguously worded ×1Asserted flat The report states as fact that barring Arab parties is a standing ritual. ×1Asserted flat The report says ethnicity explains the different outcomes, in its own voice. ×1Asserted in the report's own voice Parties are characterised by what they are said to promise, unattributed, and the headline calls the result frightening. ×1
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unverified
Magal said he would leave out the bereaved families only after the full list had been read and Ben Caspit had objected.
Only Ynet reports this. The Haaretz text we hold does not mention it.
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Ynet
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Ynet
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"האנשים הכי שפלים בישראל": ינון מגל קרא לעפרי ביבס, שורדי שבי ומשפחות שכולות להתנצל בפני נתניהו
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What we have measured
A claim in the headline that the other reports very close to deciding the regime appears in one report only ×1Active voice The killers are the subject of the verbs 'beat' and 'burned'. ×1Active voice The killers are named as acting ×1Army's term, attributed the army names the target of its strikes, and no one on the other side is quoted ×1
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Who wrote it
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ליהיא גורדון
Ynet
Ynet
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Context given
records that he excluded the families only after a co-host objected×1
Headline voice
the broadcaster's own insult is the headline, in quotation marks×1
Hurt named
names a former hostage who was targeted in the headline×1
Voice quoted
quotes his own words at length×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 unverified1 true
From 46 reports we hold under this byline, at
Ynet. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating.
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Sagi Ben-Nun
Haaretz
Haaretz
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Verb choice
the headline's own verb judges the broadcast×1
Voice quoted
paraphrases his demand rather than quoting it×1
What is paraphrased
his demand is paraphrased, not quoted×1
Word choice
headline verb 'berates' judges the broadcast×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 true
From 3 reports we hold under this byline, at
Haaretz. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating.
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The bylines on the reports this story is built from. Hover one for what our passes have measured on their reporting.
Coverage, outlet by outlet
Ynet
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Ynet
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"האנשים הכי שפלים בישראל": ינון מגל קרא לעפרי ביבס, שורדי שבי ומשפחות שכולות להתנצל בפני נתניהו
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What we have measured
A claim in the headline that the other reports very close to deciding the regime appears in one report only ×1Active voice The killers are the subject of the verbs 'beat' and 'burned'. ×1Active voice The killers are named as acting ×1Army's term, attributed the army names the target of its strikes, and no one on the other side is quoted ×1
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— independentYnet, in Hebrew, quotes Magal at length. It gives the book's title and says he read for about five minutes. It names Ofri Bibas. It alone reports that he left out the families only after reading the whole list and after
איש התקשורת ינון מגל, שמשמש כמגיש בערוץ 14 ובתחנת הרדיו 103FM, קרא הבוקר (שלישי) לקרובים של חללים ושורדי שבי להתנצל בפני ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו - פחות מיממה לפני שבישראל מציינים שלוש שנים לטבח 7 באוקטובר. מגל, שלא מסתיר את אהדתו לנתניהו ונוהג לראיין את רה"מ כשהוא מגיע לאולפן ערוץ 14, אמר את הדברים בביקורת על כל מי שחתום על כתיבת הספר "בנימין נתניהו מר הפקרה – מורשתו של נוטש החטופים". בתוכנית הרדיו לצד העיתונאי בן כספית, מגל פתח במונולוג תוקפני כלפי החתומים על הספר, ובהמשך עבר להקראה רצופה של כל השמות. בדברי הפתיחה אמר מגל: "כל השמות שעכשיו אני מקריא לכם, השתתפו בספר 'מר הפקרה', אני אומר לכם
Word choice: calls it an 'aggressive monologue' — “במונולוג תוקפני ברדיו”
Hurt named: names a former hostage who was targeted in the headline — “ינון מגל קרא לעפרי ביבס, שורדי שבי ומשפחות שכולות להתנצל בפני נתניהו”
Voice quoted: quotes his own words at length — “אנשים מתועבים”
Context given: records that he excluded the families only after a co-host objected — “לצורך העניין אחריג את המשפחות”
Headline voice: the broadcaster's own insult is the headline, in quotation marks — “"האנשים הכי שפלים בישראל"”
Whether anyone hurt is named: names a former hostage among those targeted — “ינון מגל קרא לעפרי ביבס, שורדי שבי ומשפחות שכולות להתנצל בפני נתניהו”
What is included: carries his partial walk-back on the bereaved families — “"לצורך העניין אחריג את המשפחות"”
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Haaretz
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What we have measured
A previous framing corrected the twelve-country statement described as ambiguously worded ×1Asserted flat The report states as fact that barring Arab parties is a standing ritual. ×1Asserted flat The report says ethnicity explains the different outcomes, in its own voice. ×1Asserted in the report's own voice Parties are characterised by what they are said to promise, unattributed, and the headline calls the result frightening. ×1
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— independentHaaretz describes Magal as both a radio broadcaster and a top pro-government Channel 14 host. It puts the bereaved families in its headline and mentions no exception for them.
oNavigationAccount Details Haaretz - back to home page SearchAccessibility Elections HQ Poll Tracker Netanyahu's Abu Dhabi Plan Who's Eisenkot? Learn From Abu Shehadeh Current section Radio broadcaster and top pro-government Channel 14 TV host read out the names of contributors to a book criticizing Netanyahu over the hostages, saying they could atone only by voting for Likud Ad-free and in a comfortable reading format A day before the third anniversary of the October 7 massacre, radio host Yinon Magal called former hostages and relatives of hostages and October 7 victims "the lowest people li
Word choice: headline verb 'berates' judges the broadcast — “Pro-Netanyahu radio pundit berates ex-hostages, bereaved families for criticizing prime minister”
Voice quoted: paraphrases his demand rather than quoting it — “saying they could atone only by voting for Likud”
Verb choice: the headline's own verb judges the broadcast — “Pro-Netanyahu radio pundit berates ex-hostages, bereaved families”
What is paraphrased: his demand is paraphrased, not quoted — “saying they could atone only by voting for Likud”
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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-politics/2026-10-06/ty-artic…
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Palestine TV · Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation
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Palestine TV · Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation
🇵🇸PS ·
TV/radio · state-controlled
What we have measured
Asserted versus attributed recognition itself stated as fact ×1Attribution 'historic' attributed to the Palestinian ambassador ×1Dead counted, not named two dead are counted as 'citizens' and none are named; the wounded are not counted ×1Dead named Gives the dead man's full name and age. ×1
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North Press Agency
Centre
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North Press Agency
🇸🇾SY ·
wire · independent
What we have measured
Attribution the damage list is carried in full, attributed to the side claiming it ×1Single official source Uses the Saudi Press Agency's account: 'bilateral relations', with no mention of reconstruction or money. ×1What is at stake presents the stakes as trade and energy security; no ship, crew or price is counted ×1Which line is led with led by the legal instrument, naming the Security Council resolution by number ×1
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A count with its base both days given, and the data called preliminary ×1Actor named as a state the attack is Yemen's, not the Houthis' ×1A different actor does the asking Pakistan's army chief, not Beijing, is the one asking Tehran to use its influence, on the word of unnamed Pakistani government sources. ×1'aggression' in the narration The US campaign is called aggression in the report's own narration, which it credits to Al-Ahram's account of the call. ×1
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Al-Monitor
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Al-Monitor
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digital · independent
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Actor from anonymous officials Puts the IRGC at the trigger in a sentence sourc ×1Actor named Names the Director-General as the one who requested the dismissal ×1Actor named names Trump as the one who began the war, with Israel ×1Actor named names Israel as the actor in its military actions against the Palestinians ×1
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Tehran Times
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Tehran Times
🇮🇷IR ·
newspaper · state-controlled
What we have measured
Asserted vs attributed headline states the seizure flat; the body attributes it to the claimant ×1Attribution the toll is attributed to a body that is described but not named ×1Headline against body headline states the seizure flat; the body attributes it to the IRGC ×1How the objectors are framed opposition is described as protesters speaking for civilians ×1
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Al Jazeera English
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Al Jazeera English
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TV/radio · state-funded international
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Accusation attributed Cuba's charge is attributed to its foreign minister, not stated as fact ×1Actor named The headline names Israel as the actor and gives a count of three that includes a child. ×1Agency No actor is named for the detentions. The raids, not the soldiers, 'left' the town in lockdown ×1Agency Names Israel as the actor in the headline, in active voice ×1
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An-Nahar
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An-Nahar
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Accused named the accused is named and his age is given ×1Accused named names the accused and gives his age ×1A contested finding relayed with the case still the prime minister's claim carried, with the court proceedings noted in the same sentence ×1Active voice and a toll in the background paragraph, the July strikes get named actors and counted dead — the only counted dead in this story ×1
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LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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TV/radio · independent
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Active voice, actor named the Israeli army carried out the detonation ×1Actor framing Tehran calls the meeting. Iraq is the only other state named. ×1Actor left unnamed the strike in Iraqi waters has no one named as firing it — the source is "unknown" ×1Actor named names Israel as the one striking ×1
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Kan · Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation
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The Times of Israel
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Actorless in own voice The killing is passive with no shooter in the se ×1Headline carries the purpose The livestock and the army's reason are in the h ×1Headline frame The headline carries the military's word for the ×1Military words carried whole Both the label for the dead and the phrase for t ×1
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Ma'an News Agency
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Al Rai
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Al-Mada
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WAFA · Palestinian News & Information Agency
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Al-Manar
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Al-Manar
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Middle East Eye
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Middle East Eye
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How hard the claim is stated Its own body says the investigators did not attribute the network to the Emirati state — the qualification its headline drops. ×1How hard the claim is stated The body withdraws in one line the attribution its own headline makes ×1How deeply it is sourced Cites its own past reporting as the evidence for the claim in its own headline, and calls the evidence widespread in its own voice ×1How deeply it is sourced Offers its own past reporting as the evidence supporting the claim in its headline, inside the same sentence that carries the denial. ×1
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