United Nations

Jonathan Harounoff

From Devil’s Island to Gaza: Lies, rage and late corrections no one reads

When it comes to Israeli wars, truth is often the first casualty

By Jonathan Harounoff

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Truth bomb: the Al-Ahli hospital car park after it was hit by a rocket in October 2023. The media rushed to blame Israel but it later emerged the missile was fired by Palestinians (Image: Alamy)
The UN has accused Israel of committing 'extermination' and trying to 'obliterate Palestinian life' in reference to IDF strikes on school facilities in Gaza (Pictured: The aftermath of an Israeli strike on the Yafa school building in Gaza City in April 2025; Image: Getty)

UN accuses Israel of ‘extermination’ in Gaza over school strikes

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The US has vetoed a UN motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza (Pictured: US envoy to the UN Dorothy Shea; Image: Getty)

US blocks UN Gaza ceasefire resolution over Hamas’ peace plan rejection

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UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher doubled down on claims that Israel is intentionally starving Gaza's population (Getty Images)

UN chief who made false claim about 14,000 babies dying doubles down on Gaza ‘starvation’

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Mahmoud Hmoud has been elected to serve on the ICJ despite his previous comments regarding Israel (Image: UN Photo/Loey Felipe)

UN hands ICJ role to Jordanian envoy who said Israel is at war ‘with the people of Gaza’

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The Foreign Office has denied claims it funded a humanitarian programme run in coordination with a Hamas-controlled ministry in Gaza (Image: Getty)

Foreign Office denies funding ‘Hamas-linked’ UNICEF programme

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Lord Polak urged MPs to "put that record straight" regarding the false claim that 14,000 babies in Gaza are expected to die in 48 hours

Lords slam MPs for ‘grotesque inaccuracy’ over Gaza baby death claim

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