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, thousands of pagers distributed to Hezbollah were remotely detonated by Israel, wounding over 3,000 people and killing 12, including two children.
- Israel boasts of the pager attack as a show of its technological and intelligence prowess, but human rights groups argue it may have violated international law by being indiscriminate.
- The wounded Hezbollah members, with missing eyes, scarred faces, and missing fingers, blame Israel for their injuries but maintain support for Hezbollah despite the security breach.
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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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