What Did CNN’s Christiane Amanpour Say About Israeli Hostages that Was Controversial?
CNN anchor Amanpour said Israeli hostages are likely treated better than average Gazans as they serve as bargaining chips, with Hamas holding dozens presumed dead.
- On Monday, CNN chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour said Israeli hostages were probably being treated better than the average Gazan during live coverage of returning captives.
- Hamas's use of hostages as leverage prompted different treatment amid the conflict that began after the Oct. 7, 2023 attack, which took hundreds captive.
- Reports and testimonies detail freed hostages endured starvation, torture and sexual violence, with some arriving after 738 days and severe malnutrition including Or Levy's 40-pound weight loss.
- Facing swift backlash, Amanpour apologized on Monday, calling her remarks "insensitive and wrong" and expressing regret for suggesting hostages were treated better than average Gazans.
- As part of the ceasefire, 20 living Israeli hostages were freed on Monday in a deal by President Donald Trump, while over 60,000 Palestinians and 1,983 Israelis have died and another 28 hostages are presumed dead.
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CNN’s Amanpour Apologizes for Remark on Israeli Hostages
CNN chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour apologized Monday after saying that Israeli hostages, held for two years by Iran-backed Hamas terrorists, were "probably" treated better than Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. "Earlier live on air, I spoke about what a day of real joy this is for Israeli families whose loved ones are finally being returned from two years of horrific Hamas captivity, and for civilians in Gaza, who have finally had …
CNN Propagandist Christiane Amanpour Suggests Hamas Treated Israeli Hostages 'Better' Than Gazan Civilians | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft
Fake news CNN’s veteran international anchor Christiane Amanpour has once again proven why the fake news network is nothing more than a mouthpiece for radical Islamist terrorists.
CNN's Amanpour apologizes for comparing Israeli hostages to 'average Gazans,' admits remark was 'insensitive and wrong'
CNN’s chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour has issued a retraction to her “insensitive” comments claiming the Israeli hostages were treated better than the “average Gazan.”
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