In an April 6 news broadcast covering the ongoing situation in Gaza entitled: “Unicef warns of dire humanitarian crisis for children and families in Gaza,” Global News anchor Amandalina Letterio presented a context-free, one-sided narrative, and failed to question or verify egregious anti-Israel claims made by her guest, UNICEF spokesperson Joe English. Worse, she capped it off by playing on viewers’ emotional response to drum up donations for his cause.

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English immediately began by blaming Israel, and only Israel, for the ongoing crisis in Gaza, saying, “There’s a blockade. The Israeli authorities are simply not allowing aid in.”

At no time did English mention Hamas or the cause of the war at all: its deadly October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel that killed 1,200 innocents and wounded countless men, women and children. Nor did he mention the Palestinian terrorist group’s role since then: how Hamas has attacked border crossings, diverted and confiscated aid, and embedded itself in civilian infrastructure like residential buildings, schools, mosques, hospitals and UN facilities.

This framing placed sole responsibility on Israel, ignoring the widely documented fact that Hamas deliberately obstructs humanitarian access and uses tunnels for smuggling and military purposes (and to hold hostages). When the Israeli military demolishes tunnels and Hamas military infrastructure, it occasionally destroys civilian infrastructure as well—by Hamas design.

Throughout his segment, English presented heartbreaking statistics on children suffering from malnutrition or aid workers killed. These statistics were presented as objective facts, but are likely based on numbers distributed by Hamas-controlled or affiliated bodies, like the Gaza Health Ministry or the United Nations agency with links to Palestinian terrorism, UNRWA.

At no point did Letterio clarify for viewers that these figures lack independent verification.

In fact, Hamas and its Gaza Ministry of Health have been widely manipulating data. There is no reason at this point to believe English or UNICEF’s claims—and strong reason to disbelieve them.

Further, Letterio made no effort to express journalistic skepticism or respect viewers by offering a balancing viewpoint to English’s claims. She never challenged English’s powerful emotional narrative or asked about how Hamas contributes to or benefits from prolonging civilian suffering.

In fact, she actually allowed English to state, “We’re just asking for international humanitarian law to be respected.” This is a direct accusation against Israel. Letterio didn’t call him out on this accusation, nor did she demand that he provide any evidence to support his claim.

Instead, she murmured sympathetically as he described the devastating impact on children, parents, and families all over Gaza. Then, shockingly, she asked how viewers can help, warping the whole “news” segment into what is essentially a fundraising drive for UNICEF.

This shatters once and for all the illusion of journalistic objectivity: what viewers are watching is a full-on UN propaganda piece, complete with an appeal for cash.

UNICEF’s campaign against Israel is nothing new. For decades, they have worked hand in hand with radical anti-Israel non-governmental organizations to blacklist the Israeli military, claiming it is morally equivalent to the Islamic State, Boko Haram, the Taliban, and Al Qaeda. Some of these groups have ties to recognized terror organizations such as Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). In addition, UNICEF maintains close ties with UNRWA, an agency whose staff took part in the October 7 massacres and which has worked for the last seven decades to repress the people of Gaza and prop up terror regimes.

And although it claims to support all children of the region, UNICEF was shockingly absent in Israel following the deadly Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023 in which numerous children were murdered or orphaned.

More than ever, it’s become clear that UNICEF, UNRWA, and other UN organizations exist only to amplify Hamas talking points and exonerate Hamas and terror supporters. These organizations’ vested financial interest in maintaining the status quo means they have zero interest in helping the people of Gaza out of their cycle of dependency and hatred.

Rather than offering nuanced, helpful coverage of this admittedly complex topic, Letterio gave viewers a narrowly framed, emotionally charged, one-sided report that failed key tests of journalistic integrity with no verification of claims from independent source, no inclusion of Israel’s rationale or perspective, and no mention of Hamas’s military tactics, obstruction of aid, or embedding in civilian infrastructure.

By amplifying Hamas and UN-sourced claims, Letterio mislead viewers.

Journalism in wartime must be rigorous, cautious, and non-partisan—and this so-called “report” was none of those things. Global viewers should have been given fair warning that they were about to watch a straight-up UN fundraising pitch. Because what Letterio delivered fails to qualify as either news or responsible journalism.