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The wording of this BBC article, as usual, makes it seem like the PEOPLE they murdered just happened to be in the crossfire.You know? As opposes to being lured somewhere during a manmade famine. Glaze those Zionist micro dicks some more, why don't cha?
'dead after' is horrible wording but I specifically selected this BBC article because it mentioned the number of victims and the Israeli tanks opening fire.
TheGuardian is fully leaving out the perpetrator, victim count and the tank.
The headline is making the reader commit a 'post hoc ergo propter hoc' logical fallacy to get there. A weaselly headline like that gives cover to those who want to interpret events as the IDF not causing the deaths.
Tanks fired, then people died. How many were killed directly? Any? Did people die in a panic stampede? The headline is misleading by omission, even while speaking basic facts. I suspect people were killed directly by the IDF, but can I support that with this headline? No.
It's so bad they I just start adding 'by the IDF' to any headline that doesn't mention a cause or perpetrator in my mind automatically.
The Guardian one is fully passive voice, not mentioning IDF or Israel.
Oh because OP cited it (with image) in their comments explaining why they chose the one they did
I got that, you started your comments in direct reference to OP's post. I just figured, since people replied to you with comments about the Guardian (which has since revised their headline 3 times btw) you might want to know where that was coming from.
The BBC headline right now is even worse: "Israel denies firing at civilians after Hamas-run ministry says 31 killed in Gaza aide centre attack." I'm typing it out myself because it keeps changing every update.
They're just using verbiage and phrasing common to ... well basically any coverage of Police in the US these days.
Passive voice!
Indirect verbs / verb tense!
Respect and obey!
"inCiDenT" ffs just call it murder
"At least 26 killed amid Israeli tank fire near Gaza aid centre, rescuers say"
is the updated version, which I read as some may have died in the crush to escape or by falling or something during the slaughter and mayhem.
Which is typical media style to avoid expensive lawsuits.
Both the IDF and the "aid agency" claim NOTHING HAPPENED, while the doctors at the hospital say all fatal injuries are gunshots.
I'm not sure if they have any of their own people onsite, given that Israel isn't allowing it and has killed many journalists.