The Daily Populous Wednesday June 4th, 2025 evening edition
Authored by jpost.com and submitted by NotSoSaneExile

The Washington Post on Tuesday filed a correction to a recent article claiming the IDF killed over 30 people near an aid site in Gaza, naming the source as “health officials.”

The article, published Sunday and viewed over two million times before the correction, was changed because the Washington Post claimed it “didn’t meet Post fairness standards.”

According to a social media post on X/Twitter, the article “failed to make clear if attributing the deaths to Israel was the position of the Gaza health ministry or a fact verified by The Post.”

Although the original article included statements from Israel, including an initial inquiry indicating IDF soldiers did not fire at civilians at the aid centers, the newspaper admitted it didn’t “give proper weight to Israel’s denial and gave improper certitude about what was known about any Israeli role in the shootings.”

Correction: We’ve deleted the post below because it and early versions of the article didn’t meet Post fairness standards. The background: Early versions of the article on Sunday stated that Israeli troops had killed more than 30 people near a U.S. aid site in Gaza, with the… pic.twitter.com/KseRXgJn6A — The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 3, 2025

The GHF has proved the IDF did not fire at civilians at aid centers

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution center in Rafah denied on Sunday claims that the IDF attacked a food distribution point near Rafah, contradicting widely circulated Hamas reports. GAZA RESIDENTS carry aid supplies which they received from the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, near the Netzarim Corridor, yesterday. (credit: Ramadan Abed/Reuters)

Security camera footage from Sunday's aid distribution site shows calm civilian activity, with no incidents reported. Aid was delivered without disruption, and the available evidence does not support claims of injuries or fatalities. While some media outlets have reported these allegations, others have contacted the organization to verify the facts, the GHF stated.

Following the incident, the GHF denied claims of casualties and injuries at the aid distribution sites. "All aid was distributed today without incident. No injuries or fatalities. We have heard that these fake reports have been actively fomented by Hamas. They are untrue and fabricated," GHF noted.

kaleidoleaf on June 4th, 2025 at 16:32 UTC »

I doubted this "Israel massacres an aid point" story from the first publication. It simply doesn't make sense that so few people would be killed if a modern military opened fire on a crowd intending to kill. Especially when artillery, tanks, helicopters, and warships were mentioned. 31 killed? Try 3100 if that were the case.

grilledcheesy11 on June 3rd, 2025 at 22:57 UTC »

Our mainstream news institutions have failed us so hard this past decade. I still remember first yr of uni when i was a journalism major, how any professor would proudly tell you journalism is the fourth branch of government. Now look, cant uphold your simplest principles.

NotSoSaneExile on June 3rd, 2025 at 22:50 UTC »

Like the BBC, now the Washington Post apparently decided to also remove the story, after spreading unverified Hamas propaganda.