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ABC News apologizes for mistaking Palestinians for Israelis

ABC News has apologized for mistaking a photo of Palestinians for Israelis, and will issue a correction.

"On Tuesday night 'World News' aired a report on the conflict between the Palestinians and Israelis, including attacks from both sides. In the introduction to the story, we mistakenly identified a family depicted in a still photo," the network said in a statement. "They are Palestinian, not Israeli. We regret the error and will correct it."

During the broadcast, the network ran an image of Palestinians recovering belongings from an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, which anchor Diane Sawyer mistakenly characterized as an image of Israelis “trying to salvage what they can” after a Palestinian attack.