When it comes to Israel, the BBC is too frightened to accurately report the news – even when we can all see what happened with our own eyes.

Israeli soldiers were caught on CCTV executing two Palestinian men in the West Bank, shooting them in the back after they had surrendered and their arms were in the air.

Israel's Haaretz newspaper straightforwardly reports the Israeli army "fatally shooting" the pair "after they had surrendered".

The BBC, by contrast, dares not report what we can all see for ourselves. Its reporter says instead that the Palestinian men "appear to be surrendering" and that "the Israeli soldiers appear to open fire and shoot them dead at point-blank range".

"Appear" used twice – for no reason other than to cast doubt on what is self-evident.

Israel's national security minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, has lauded the soldiers for killing the two men.

No matter – the BBC is so desperate not to upset Israel it reflexively throws doubt on its crimes, even when Israel itself isn't denying what took place.