"I respectfully urge you to correct this oversight immediately and provide your readers with accurate information, stating that at least 2,083 people have been killed and at least 9,869 wounded in Lebanon due to Israeli attacks."
To:
John Ibbitson, Journalist, The Globe and Mail
Sandra Martin, Standards Editor, The Globe and Mail
I am writing on behalf of Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME to express serious concerns over a factual inaccuracy in your article titled “Hundreds gather on Parliament Hill to honour victims of Oct. 7 Hamas attacks” published on October 6th, 2024.
In the article, you state that "1,400 people, including civilians, medics, and fighters of the militant group Hezbollah, have been killed" in Lebanon. This figure is incorrect. The reported death toll of 1,400 applies only to deaths since September 2024, not since the onset of Israel’s attacks in Lebanon in October 2023, as indicated by the Associated Press.
According to the most recent data from the Lebanese Health Ministry, as cited by Middle East Eye, the number of those killed by Israeli attacks in Lebanon since last October has risen to 2,083, with an additional 9,869 wounded.
I respectfully urge you to correct this oversight immediately and provide your readers with accurate information, stating that at least 2,083 people have been killed and at least 9,869 wounded in Lebanon due to Israeli attacks.
Sincerely,
Lynn Naji
Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East