By Humaira Ahad
As Israel’s genocidal onslaught on Gaza completes 200 days, killing more than 34,000 Palestinians, the disinformation campaign unleashed by the Western media continues at a frightening pace.
Headlines in Western media since October 7, when the Tel Aviv regime launched indiscriminate bombings on the besieged Palestinian territory, have sought to downplay and even whitewash the regime's abhorrent crimes while portraying victims as villains.
We put together 200 headlines published in various Western news outlets that either blatantly lied about the events unfolding in Gaza to vilify Palestinians and the resistance groups or manipulated the truth to hide or whitewash crimes committed by the regime.
For instance, even with no evidence to substantiate it and multiple independent media outlets debunking it, the allegation of sexual abuse against Hamas is still taken seriously by mainstream media outlets.
With "prestigious" Western media outlets with massive following becoming mouthpieces for the regime, truth has become the main casualty in this war, which completed 200 days on Tuesday.
Here are some of the headlines that reveal how the truth about what’s unfolding in Gaza has been purposefully distorted by Western media in the past 200 days to push a certain agenda.
Most of these headlines, in a sinister way, make the Israeli
genocidal war on Gaza look like an even contest between two warring
sides, while some go a step ahead to paint the perpetrator as a victim.
1. Fury after Gaza hospital blast surges across Middle East
The Washington Post
October 18, 2023
2. A Close Look at Some Key Evidence in the Gaza Hospital Blast
The New York Times
October 31
3. Hamas raped and mutilated women on 7 October, BBC hears
BBC
December 5
4. ‘We know they were raped in Hamas captivity’; chilling details of what hostages faced
USA Today
December 26
5. What we know about rape and sexual violence inflicted by Hamas during its terror attack on Israel
December 7
6. The Rape Denialists: Why has it proved so hard for so many on the left to acknowledge what happened on October 7?
The Atlantic
April 17
7. What We Know About Sexual Violence During the Oct. 7 Attacks on Israel
The New York Times
December 8
8. ‘Screams Without Words’: How Hamas Weaponized Sexual Violence on Oct.
New York Times
December 28
9. Their bodies tell their stories. They’re not alive to speak for themselves.
NBC News
December 5
10. Attackers laughed as they raped and murdered a woman in Israel on October 7, witness says
CNN
April 10
11. How Hamas Used Sexual Violence on October 7th
The New Yorker
December 10
12. Israeli Rape-Crisis Group Report Finds ‘Systematic’ Sexual Violence on and After Oct. 7
The New York Times
February 21
13. The Silence from International Bodies Over Hamas' Mass Rapes Is a Betrayal of All Women
Newsweek
November 22
14. New signs emerge of ‘widespread’ sexual crimes by Hamas, as Netanyahu alleges global indifference
Associated Press (AP)
December 6
15. Friday Briefing: A Pattern of Rape and Torture on Oct. 7
New York Times
December 28
16. Why sexual violence in war is so widespread — and under-covered
VOX
December 23
17. Whatever your view of the Israel-Hamas war, rape is rape. To trivialize it is to diminish ourselves
The Guardian
December 1
18. Accounts of Sexual Violence by Hamas Are Aired Amid Criticism of U.N.
New York Times
December 4
19. Israel investigates an elusive, horrific enemy: Rape as a weapon of war
Washington Post
November 25
20. Israeli women and girls have suffered horrific sexual violence from Hamas. Where is the outrage?
The Guardian
January 11
21. Hamas’ use of sexual violence is an all-too-common part of modern war − but not in all conflicts
The Conversation
December 11
22. Is rape and sexual assault part of the Hamas tactic of war?
The Hill
December 18
23. Israeli women and girls were raped during Hamas attack. Where’s the outcry?
Boston Times
November 18
24. Hamas scuttled truce to avoid releasing Israeli rape victims, State Department suggests
Washington Examiner
December 26
25. Why Have Feminists Been So Slow to Condemn the Hamas Rapes?
The Nation
December 15
26. Witnesses, evidence indicate Hamas committed acts of sexual violence during Oct. 7 attack
CBS News
December 15
27. The New Rape Denialism
The New York Times
March 5
28. Israeli hostage Mia Schem reveals only reason Hamas captor didn’t rape her during 54 hellish days
New York Post
January 2
29. Hamas used horrific sexual violence, raping and mutilating Israeli women and girls on October 7: NYT
Yahoo News
December 29
30. Why are American progressives silent after reports of Hamas’ rape, sexual torture of Israelis?
The Orange County Register
March 13
31. Sexual violence inflicted by Hamas 'beyond anything I've seen': Secretary of State Antony Blinken
ABC 11 news
December 10
32. Women watched over each other in captivity fearing rape, hostages say
Y net news
December 22
33. 'Not just killed, cruelly mutilated': Witness describes assault of women on Oct. 7
November 16
34. An Israeli responder's work on Oct. 7 shows the challenges of investigating atrocities
NPR
March 8
35.'We know they were raped in Hamas captivity': Chilling details of what hostages faced
USA Today
December 26
36. Sheryl Sandberg on Hamas attack: Rape should never be used as an act of war
CNN
December 4
37. ‘Face of an angel’: Horrific details of brutal Hamas rapes and attacks surface
News. Com
December 5
38. Teen girl covered in blood begs Hamas terrorists for mercy as she's forced into car
Daily Express US
October 8
39. Israeli police say extreme sexual violence, rape by Hamas terrorists was systematic
Fox News
November 18
40. Not Looking Away from the Atrocities of Oct. 7
Wall Street Journal
December 15
41. Rape, mutilation & worse: Accounts of Hamas sexual crimes come to fore
Times of India
December 6
42. Israel’s ‘Black Sabbath’: Murder, Sexual Violence and Torture on Oct. 7
Wall Street Journal
December 31
43. Israel investigates an elusive, horrific enemy: Rape as a weapon of war
Washington Post
November 25
44. ‘Life-changing’ ordeal to expose Hamas’s weaponizing of rape
The Australian
February 8
45. She Asked for It: Hamas, Weaponized Rape, and Reversing Years of Progress for Victims of Sexual Violence
Washington Monthly
January 10
46. Hamas uses rape as a weapon of war – and the BBC has only just noticed
The Telegraph
December 6
47. Biden says world cannot ignore ‘appalling’ reports of Hamas raping Israeli women
Los Angeles Times
December 5
48. Will the World Face Up to Hamas’s Atrocities?
Wall Street Journal
October 17
49. The deafening, disgusting silence of women’s groups on Hamas rapes continues
New York Post
January 9
50. The Media-Savvy Murderers of Hamas
Wall Street Journal
February 25
51. Israel-Hamas war: What we know about ‘beheaded babies’
Politifact
November 21
52. Were Israeli Babies Beheaded by Hamas Militants During Attack on Kfar Aza?
53. What we actually know about the viral report of beheaded babies in Israel
Sky News
October 12
54. Inside Kfar Aza where Hamas militants killed families in their homes
BBC News
October 11
55. Israel publishes picture of baby murdered by Hamas
The Telegraph
October 12
56.These are the graphic photos Israel released of burned babies to reveal horror of Hamas attack
National Post
October 13
57. Israel kibbutz the scene of a Hamas "massacre," first responders say: "The depravity of it is haunting"
CBS News
October 11
58. Children found ‘butchered’ in Israeli kibbutz, IDF says, as horror of Hamas’ attacks near border begins to emerge
CNN
October 13
59.Children found ‘butchered’ in Israeli kibbutz, IDF says, as horror of Hamas’ attacks near border begins to emerge
The Telegraph
October 10
60. Hamas kills 40 babies and children — beheading some of them — at Israeli kibbutz: report
New York Post
October 10
61. Israel releases horrific images of slain children after Hamas attack
CTV News
October1
62. At least 40 babies, some beheaded, found by Israel soldiers in Hamas-attacked village
Fox News
October 10
63. Israeli officer says he found baby beheaded in Hamas attack
France 24
October 27
64. Biden yet again says Hamas beheaded babies. Has new evidence emerged?
The Washington Post
November 22
65. At least 40 babies killed, beheaded in Israeli kibbutz outside Gaza Strip, reports say
NBC Montana
October 10
66. I Saw the Children Hamas Beheaded With My Own Eyes. Shame on Queen Rania
Newsweek
December 27
67. 'I carried a beheaded baby in my hands,' says Kibbutz Be’eri rescuer
I24
October 26
68.Yes, Hamas Committed Unspeakable Atrocities
National Review
October 30
69. The horror as Israeli authorities show footage of Hamas atrocities: Reporter's Notebook
ABC News
October 17
70. "Scenes out of a Zombie film" IDF on beheading of babies by Hamas
The Daily Guardian
October 12
71. Beheaded babies among 40 children killed by Hamas terrorists
The Australian
October 11
72. Israel releases photos of babies ‘murdered, burned by Hamas monsters
India Today
October 12
73. Israel releases images of infants killed by Hamas
The Indian Express
October 19
74. Hamas terrorists 'slaughtered 40 babies and children with some beheaded'
Express UK
October 10
75. 'No chance she will come back?': Israeli child killed by Hamas in front of siblings, parents; video viral
Mint
October 8
76. Israel war recap: Mums, babies beheaded; first Aussie victim Galit Carbone confirmed; Gaza under fire
The West Australian
October 11
77. Sexual violence; new details about Hostages life in Hamas captivity
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USA Today
December 20
78. Israeli hostage Says She Was Sexually Assaulted and Tortured in Gaza
New York Times
March 26
79. Hostages Freed from Gaza Recount Violence, Hunger and Fear
New York Times
November 30
80. Doctor who treated freed Hamas hostages describes physical, sexual and psychological abuse
CBS News
December 17
81. Pressure Mounts as Israel Combs Through Gaza Hospital for Hamas’s Presence
New York Times
November 16
82. Israel reveals signs of Hamas activity at Shifa, but a promised command centre remains elusive
AP
November 23
83. Israel-Gaza war: US says Hamas has command center under Al-Shifa hospital
BBC
November 15
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White House says it has evidence Hamas using Al Shifa Hospital for military operations
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November 14
85. Hamas Used Gaza Hospital as a Command Center, U.S. Intelligence Says
The New York Times
January 2
86.Intel Confirms Hamas Has Base at Al-Shifa, Prepared to Fight Israel Over Gaza Hospital: US
The Messenger
November 10
87. Hamas command centre, weapons found at Gaza hospital, Israeli military says
88. Gaza Hospital Boss Admits He’s a Hamas Commander, Used Medical Facility as Terror Bas
National Review
December 19
89.Gaza hospital chief admits to being Hamas commander, using clinic as military base
New York Post
December 9
90. White House and Pentagon say Hamas using Gaza's largest hospital to store weapons and support operations
CNN
November 14
91. US says it has intelligence Hamas has used Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital to hold hostages
ABC News
November 15
92. Eyewitness says Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants were at Al-Shifa Hospital before Israeli raid
CNN
March 26
93. Hamas has command node under Al-Shifa hospital, US official says
CNN
November 13
94. Hamas terror base is hidden beneath Gaza's largest hospital, Israel alleges
Fox News
Oct 27
95. Israel says it found evidence of Hamas base at al Shifa hospital during raid
New York Post
November 15
96. White House confirms Hamas terrorists using Gaza's largest hospital as operations base
Fox News
November 14
97. Hamas using hospitals as command centres, main base beneath al-Shifa Hospital: Israel
The Statesman
October 27
97. Israel says new videos show Hamas hostages and a tunnel at Al-Shifa Hospital
NBC News
November 20
98. Was Hamas Command Center Found Under Gaza Hospital? What New Video Shows
Newsweek
November 13
98. Israel's president denies it is striking Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital
BBC
November 13
99. Hundreds likely dead in Gaza hospital blast, as Israeli blockade cripples medical response
CNN
October 24
100. Scores Killed in Blast at Gaza’s Only Christian Hospital
Christianity Today
October 18
101. AL-Ahli Arab Hospital: piecing together what happened as Israel insists militant rocket to blame
The Guardian
October 18
102. Revisiting the Gaza explosion
The New York Times
November 3
103. What we know about the deadly blast on the al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza
ABC News
October 19
104. CNN Investigates: Forensic analysis of images and videos suggests rocket caused Gaza hospital blast, not Israeli airstrike
CNN
November 2
105.Gaza hospital blast: What investigations show so far
DW
October 27
106. White House says Israel feels "very strongly" they did not cause hospital explosion
CNN
October 17
107. Countries condemn Gaza hospital blast
CNN
October 17
108. IDF to release more evidence to prove Israel was not responsible for Gaza hospital blast, spokesperson says
CNN
October 17
109.They believed it was safe’: death toll rising after blast at Gaza hospital
The Guardian
October 18
110. What We Know About the Gaza Hospital Compound Blast
Wall Street Journal
111.Al-Ahli Arab hospital blast: US intelligence report estimates death toll to be 100 to 300
The Guardian
Oct 20
112. Gaza hospital blast likely a Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket misfire, U.S. officials say
NBC News
October 19
113. Hundreds feared dead in Gaza hospital explosion amid conflicting accusations
The Globe and Mail
October 18
114. Who is to blame for Gaza hospital bomb-we scrutinise the evidence
The Independent
October 26
115. IDF says troops fired at ‘suspects’ in deadly food aid incident but denies targeting convoy
CNN
March 8
116. ‘Flour massacre’: Lifesaving aid becomes a deadly struggle in Gaza
France 24
March 1
117. Witnesses of Aid Convoy Violence Describe Shooting, Panic and Desperation
The New York Times
March 21
118. As Hungry Gazans Crowd a Convoy, a Crush of Bodies, Israeli Gunshots and a Deadly Toll
New York Times
February 29
119.What we know about the killing of over 100 Palestinians near aid trucks
The Guardian
February 29
120.They Had Just Delivered Tons of Food. Then Their Convoy Was Hit.
The New York Times
April 3
121.What video and eyewitness accounts tell us about Gazans killed around aid convoy
March 1
122.Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer killed in Gaza
The Guardian
December 8
123. Prominent Gaza professor and writer killed in airstrike, weeks after telling CNN he and his family had ‘nowhere else to go’
CNN
December 12
124. Palestinian poet killed in Gaza bombardment
Reuters
December 11
125.Israel shows alleged Hamas ‘armory’ under children’s hospital in Gaza. Local health officials dismiss the claims
CNN
November 14
126.Israel Unearths More of a Subterranean Fortress Under Gaza
New York Times
January 16
127.Israel says these photos show how Hamas places weapons in and near U.N. facilities in Gaza, including schools
CBS News
November 8
128. Israeli military says Hamas hiding tunnels. Operation centres in Gaza hospitals
October 27
129. Is Hamas hiding in Gaza’s main hospital? Israel’s claim is now a focal point in a dayslong stalemate
AP NEWS
November 14
130. Israel says it exposed Hamas network beneath and next to Gaza’s hospitals
November 5
131.How Hamas uses hospitals as shields during war
National Post
Nov 3
132. U.S. Says Hamas Operates Out of Gaza Hospitals, Endorsing Israel’s Allegations
The New York Times
November 14
133.IDF uncovers Hamas' tunnels inside, around multiple hospitals within Gaza
Business Standard
December 28
134. U.S. Says Hamas Using Tunnels Under Gaza Hospitals For Military Operations—And To Hide Hostages
Forbes
November 14
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Israel Says Video Shows Hamas Tunnel Under Besieged Hospital
The New York Times
November 19
136.Tunnels from Hamas leaders under Gaza City, Israeli military
Reuters
December 20
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U.S. backs claim Hamas uses Gaza hospitals as military cover amid hopes for hostages' release
Reuters
November 15
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White House says it has evidence Hamas using Al Shifa Hospital to run military actions
Reuters
November 14
139. Israel publishes ‘proof’ Hamas is hiding terror tunnels under hospital
The Telegraph
November 5
140.'Top secret' Hamas documents show that terrorists intentionally targeted elementary schools and a youth center
NBC News
October 14
141.U.N. workers played a direct role in Oct. 7 Hamas attack, Israeli intelligence says
NBC News
January 30
142. Details Emerge on U.N. Workers Accused of Aiding Hamas Raid
New York Times
January 28
143. All universities in Gaza damaged or destroyed, Palestinian news agency says
CNN
January 20
144. Doctors race to save newborns as Israel says it’s battling Hamas around Gaza’s largest hospital
CNN
November 14
145. Infants found dead and decomposing in evacuated hospital ICU in Gaza. Here’s what we know
CNN
December 8
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Deadly Strike Hits Northern Gaza Hospital Where Many Were Sheltering
The New York Times
November 20
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"Staggering" number of children killed in Gaza. Here's what to know
CNN
March 14
148.False claims of staged deaths surge in Israel-Gaza war
BBC
December 22
149. Hamas Accidentally Shared Video Of Doll Claiming To Be Child Killed In Israel Attack, Assert Netizens
Free Press Journal
October1
150.Samer Abudaqa: Al Jazeera cameraman killed in Gaza drone strike
BBC
December 16
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Palestinian paramedics said Israel gave them safe passage to save a 6-year-old girl in Gaza. They were all killed
The Washington Post
April 16
152. Five-year-old Palestinian girl found dead after being trapped in car under Israeli fire
CNN
February 11
153.The killing of six-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza should shame us all
Independent
February 12
154.Hind Rajab, 6, found dead in Gaza days after phone calls for help
BBC
February 10
155.‘I’m so scared, please come’: Hind Rajab, six, found dead in Gaza 12 days after cry for help
Guardian
February 10
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Six-year-old Gaza girl found dead days after pleading for help
The Sun
February 11
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‘Westminster sits silent’: Hind Rajab found killed in Gaza
The National
February 10
158. Hind Rajab: Girl, 6, found dead in Gaza days after plea for help
The Standard
February 10
159.Netanyahu Pledges Safe Passage From Rafah for Civilian
The New York Times
February 11
160.Netanyahu promises 'safe passage' to Rafah civilians, disputes Gaza toll
France 24
February 11
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There's controversy around the death toll in Gaza. CNN explains why
CNN
27 October
162. How the dead are counted in Gaza
November 16
163. Why news outlets and the U.N. rely on Gaza Health Ministry for death tolls
The Washington Post
November 23
164. Palestinian Death Statistics, Doubted by the U.S., Remain a Subject of Controversy
The Wall Street Journal
October 28
165. How the Gaza Ministry of Health Fakes Casualty Numbers
Tablet
March 7
166. Don’t Fall for Hamas’ Numbers Game
American Enterprise Institute
March 6
167. Gazan death toll ‘statistically impossible’: academics
The Australian
April 22
168. Biden's use of Hamas death count challenged by prominent statistician, says numbers 'aren't accurate'
Fox News
March 23
169. Israel hits back at 'distorted' genocide case before ICJ
Le Monde
January 12
170. The flaws in the genocide case against Israel-
UnHerd
March 1
171. Hamas Terror Tunnel Next to UNRWA School in Gaza
Foundation of Defense of Democracies
November 10
172. We can’t ignore the truth that Hamas uses human shields
The Washington Post
November 14
173. The Origin of Hamas's Human Shields Strategy in Gaza
Newsweek
February 26
174.Hamas using civilians as "human shields" by trying to stop evacuations, IDF says
CNN
October 14
175.In the line of fire: In Gaza, anyone can wind up a 'human shield'
CBC
February 4
176.What the Laws of War Say About Forced Displacement and ‘Human Shields’
The New York Times
October 19
177. Hamas officials admits strategy is to use Palestinian as human shields.
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
November 1
178. Hamas officials admit its strategy is to use Palestinian civilians as human shields
New York Post
November 1
179.‘Extremely sad’: Kidnapped woman paraded half-naked by Hamas confirmed dead
Sky News
October 31
180. Their bodies tell their stories. They’re not alive to speak for themselves.
NBC
December 6
181. German festival-goer identified as young woman whose naked body was paraded by Hamas
The Telegraph
October 8
182. Shani Louk ‘beheaded’ by Hamas after she was kidnapped at music festival and paraded by terrorists: Israel
New York Post
October 30
183. Festival Attendee Abducted and Paraded by Hamas Was Beheaded: Israeli Prez
Daily Beast
October 30
184. Israel Says Troops Find Weapons During Taking of Gaza Hospital
The New York Times
November 15
185. Hamas terror cell found INSIDE MRI suite at Gaza hospital, IDF footage shows massive weapons hoard
The Sun
November 16
186.WATCH: Israel finds weapons, military equipment used by Hamas in key Gaza hospital after raid, IDF says
Fox News
November 15
187. IDF finds AK47 hidden behind MRI scanner in Gaza hospital raid
The Telegraph
November 15
189. Israel’s moral challenge in Gaza – to fight humanely
The Christian Science Monitor
October 16
190. Germany's Baerbock says fight is with Hamas, not civilians
DW
October 25
191. Israel Expands Daily Combat Pauses to Let Civilians Flee, White House says
The New York Times
November 9
192. Israel Has No Choice but to Fight On
The New York Times
March 12
193. Airstrike kills renowned doctor in Gaza and relatives who sought shelter together
AP
November 14
194. MSF says three doctors killed in strike on north Gazan hospital
Reuters
November 21
195. Born and died during war, infant twins are buried in Gaza
Reuters
March 3
196. She was fleeing with her grandson, who was holding a white flag. Then she was shot
CNN
January 26
197. Grandmother fleeing Israeli bombs with grandson carrying white flag shot dead in street
Mirror
January 27
198. Strike on civilian convoy fleeing Gaza: What we know from verified video
BBC
October 16
199. UN humanitarian chief ‘strongly condemns’ attack on aid convoy – as it happened
The Guardian
December 30
200. The UN says more than 1 in 4 people in Gaza are starving because of war
Washington Post
December 21
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