President Trump’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, addressed the media following widespread reports that Israeli tanks had allegedly opened fire on Palestinians seeking humanitarian assistance from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. The reports claimed that a number of individuals sustained gunshot injuries and that some had died after being transported to medical facilities.
In her statement, Leavitt said, “The President is aware of those reports and we are currently looking into the veracity of them, because unfortunately unlike some in the media, we don’t take the word of Hamas with total truth. We like to look into it when they speak.”
She went on to criticize certain outlets for rushing to publish unverified information, adding, “Unlike the BBC, who had multiple headlines about Israeli tanks killing various numbers of civilians and then they found out that they had to correct and take down their entire story, saying ‘we reviewed the footage and couldn’t find any evidence of anything’.”
Leavitt emphasized that the administration would investigate thoroughly before making any official statements or policy decisions. “So we’re going to look into the reports before we can confirm them from this podium, before we take action, and I suggest that journalists who actually care about truth do the same to reduce the amount of misinformation that’s going around the globe on this front,” she concluded.
{Matzav.com}