Opposition leader and former prime minister Yair Lapid addressed foreign journalists on Thursday in the wake of controversy over how media reported an explosion at the Al-Ahli Hospital on Tuesday.
Media initially shared a Hamas account that stated the explosion was caused by an Israeli airstrike. Since then, US and Israeli intelligence have both determined that the damage was caused by an errant rocket fired from within Gaza by Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
"When you know that there is one side that is lying and one side that is making every effort to check the facts, the minimum that can be demanded is that you do not give an unlimited platform to lies," Lapid said. "Be suspicious, be careful, give us a fair chance and reasonable time to check the facts."