“A regular subscriber to First news; but was not impressed with the recent reporting on Israel-Hamas conflict. The historic position made it sound very one sided and complete failure to recognise that the nations around Israel attacked Israel in 1948, 67, 73. No mention of them being a bastion of human rights and freedom of religion in amongst a sea of nations that have little regard for these.”
Thank you for your feedback, which we have shared with our Editorial team.
The news from Israel and Gaza is shocking and upsetting. The Israel-Gaza conflict is something that many people feel very strongly about, and it’s one of the most complex and sensitive issues we report on in our newspaper. It’s a huge challenge to condense a very complex situation in a limited character count for children.
We have no political or religious stance and, like everything else we do, we cover this conflict from an impartial position, with the aim to give children the latest facts and historical information that allows them to make up their own minds. We’ve had praise from teachers and parents for the way we are handling the subject, but we’re sorry if you feel we have let you or your child down.
We take your comments on board and, to that end, we have built a platform which includes all our coverage chronologically – both written and video – since the deadly attack by Hamas on Israel on 7 October. As well as a two page explainer of the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict. We do recognise that, as we update on the latest developments, such as the humanitarian crisis for people living in Gaza, that coverage should be seen in the context of prior events which we reported in earlier editions of First News. Our intention is that this platform provides a comprehensive and balanced picture of the complex and historical background to the issues in the region, alongside developments as they are unfolding right now. You can view all of our coverage here https://www.firstnews.co.uk/israelgaza
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