Overview

• After COGAT released medical files indicating acute promyelocytic leukemia, the BBC said it was not initially aware of the diagnosis and updated its headline, story and tweet with an explanatory note.
• The University Hospital of Pisa said Marah Abu Zuhri died Friday after a respiratory crisis and cardiac arrest less than 48 hours after arrival, describing a very complex clinical picture with severe weight and muscle loss.
• COGAT said Italy requested the patient’s evacuation and Israel approved and facilitated the transfer, details and the leukemia diagnosis that some early reports, including an AP dispatch, did not include.
• U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and other critics publicly blasted the BBC over the initial framing, adding to broader political pressure on the broadcaster over its Gaza coverage.
• A Free Press review found multiple viral starvation images lacked key medical context, intensifying calls for stricter verification even as UN agencies continue to warn of widespread malnutrition in Gaza.