From the 26th of Dec. until today, the news hitting the head lines in every channel around the world is Israel's attack on Gaza. This news has become one of the most effective ways to compare news coverage among major news stations.
CNN for instance, reported the casualties and events with a tone very different from that of Al-Jazeera and BBC. Big part of its news talks about the objectives of Israel and the harm its people are in. It repeatedly brings Israeli officials explaining the situation with news anchor listening without retaliation. While mentioning that 620 Palestinians were killed, there is tone of hidden agenda, giving the impression that Hamas is the cause of war.
CNN also has a very different point of view of on what the world calls Gaza's situation as "occupation." While major channels such as Al-Jazeera and BBC air their news on the basis that Gaza is occupied by Israel, CNN indirectly shows a tone that they do not agree. (Further elaborated on "CNN controversies")
The reason to why many claim that Gaza is still under Israeli occupation is due to Israel's control of water, gas, electricity, food, medical supplies as well as the borders surrounding Gaza. Furthermore, any entering or exiting of Gaza is checked by Israeli officials. Reasons are enough to proof that Israel still continues to siege Gaza, a fact CNN fails to mention.
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