CNN chief international anchor, Christiane Amanpour, apologized Monday for saying that Lucy Dee and her two daughters, Rina and Maia, were killed in a "shootout" with terrorists.

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"And just a note," the anchor said 22 minutes and 50 seconds into her May 22 show "Amanpour." "On April 10th, I referred to the murders of a British-Israeli family, Lucy Dee and Maia and Rina Dee, the wife and daughters of Rabbi Leo Dee. During that live interview, I misspoke and said that they were killed in a 'shootout' instead of a 'shooting.' I have written to Rabbi Dee to apologize and make sure that he knows that we apologize for any further pain that may have caused him."

SUCCESS: Following our campaign for a public apology, @CNN's @amanpour says live on air: "I have written to Rabbi Leo Dee to apologize and make sure that he knows that we apologize for any further pain that may have caused him."

See the full story here: https://t.co/ppmGQL5927 pic.twitter.com/PxWeyB0id0

— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) May 22, 2023

The statement offered no apology to viewers, and it did not explain why it took 12 days to correct.

Honest Reporting called the correction a "success," noting that it publicly called for Amanpour to issue the correction on May 11. "Upon seeing our exposé, Lucy's widower, Rabbi Leo Dee, issued a statement exclusively to Honest Reporting, echoing our call for an immediate apology. That tweet has racked up a further 137,000 views, indicating significant public outrage at Amanpour and CNN," the group stated.

Bereaved father and widower Rabbi Leo Dee demands public apology from @CNN

"They said they [wife and daughters] were killed, and not brutally murdered by an evil Palestinian terrorist funded by Iran, and it's the typical 'CNNism' where they are trying to do a comparison between… pic.twitter.com/YexKCNPY54

— i24NEWS English (@i24NEWS_EN) May 22, 2023

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach told JNS that Amanpour was "forced to capitulate and retract" her and CNN's "nauseating lie" less than 24 hours after Dee announced – during the memorial lecture for Boteach's father Yoav – that he planned to sue CNN for $1.3 billion "for defaming and desecrating the memory of his martyred wife and two daughters."

"The lesson here is that the Jewish community must never again allow the defamation of its good name and character," Boteach said. "Let all our enemies know that this is just the first of many actions we will be taking to ensure that the Jewish people and the State of Israel will never again (be) defamed. Antisemites beware."

Prof. Alan Dershowitz to i24NEWS: I am taking on @CNN and @amanpour despite apology to Rabbi Leo Dee

'This is part of a pattern that CNN and Amanpour have engaged in for over a decade....let's wait to hear what Amanpour says under my cross examination '

Catch the full… pic.twitter.com/EEZgIAe5Ja

— i24NEWS English (@i24NEWS_EN) May 23, 2023

The apology came just hours after Dee said he might sue CNN over its coverage of the terrorist attack. Speaking with the international outlet i24NEWS he said, "They said they [wife and daughters] were killed, and not brutally murdered by an evil Palestinian terrorist funded by Iran, and it's the typical 'CNNism' where they are trying to do a comparison between the victim and the terrorist...Christiane wrote me a very brief email apologizing for any misunderstanding caused by her calling it a 'shootout'... When you make a statement on prime time TV and then apologize in an email to a single person, it has a fraction of the impact."

 Reprinted with permission from JNS.org.

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The Israel Police published Thursday afternoon footage of the daring military mission in Nablus earlier in the day in which the two Hamas terrorists responsible for the murder of Lucy Dee and her daughters Maia and Rina were killed.

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During the raid, which was conducted by the Yamam counterterrorism unit, troops fired a rocket at the building where the terrorists were hiding in order to flush them out into the open.

Video: Israel Police

The footage showed officers launching grenades at the building.

Hassan Katnani and Ma'ad Masr were both killed, as was Ibrahim Hura, identified by the IDF as a collaborator with the terrorists.

Video: Palestinian media

Earlier in the day, footage circulating on Palestinian social media showed what in hindsight was revealed to be Israeli fighters walking through Nablus in disguise, some as Arab men and some as women wearing hijabs.

Leo Dee, Lucy's husband and the father of Maia and Rina, said his three other children "were comforted to hear that the Israeli security forces have eliminated" the terrorists responsible for the murder of their loved ones.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Saturday that Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, whom he had previously fired in a dispute over judicial reforms, would remain in office.

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In a Hebrew press conference that began shortly after 8:25 p.m. local time, Netanyahu further pledged to bring justice to those who have attacked Israelis in recent days and to reach a broad consensus on judicial reform, which has caused much domestic upheaval in the past few months.

Netanyahu began his remarks with condolences for the British Israeli Dee family. Earlier in the day, Lucy Dee, 48, died from wounds sustained during a terrorist attack that killed her daughters Maia, 20, and Rina, 15.

"May God avenge their blood," he said.

On the security front, the prime minister criticized the previous government, saying terrorist attacks doubled under its tenure. He also blamed the Israel-Lebanon gas deal and threats from Israeli soldiers not to serve for the recent wave of terror attacks.

"Our enemies saw the calls for refusal as weakness," he said of the latter. However, he continued, "this is my responsibility" and "I act with responsibility."

Netanyahu added that his government brought about the decade with the least number of terror attacks in Israeli history and pledged to restore peace and quiet. "I can't tell you all that we are doing, but we are doing a lot," he said.

If there are further attacks from Syria, the country and its President Bashar Assad will pay "a very heavy price," said Netanyahu, adding that Israel will not allow Hamas to entrench itself in Lebanon. Hamas received the message from Israel in Gaza, according to Netanyahu, who promised that, if they wish it, Israel's enemies will meet the "full power" of the Israel Defense Forces.

Netanyahu said he stands with Gallant, despite their past differences, which he admitted have been significant. "I decided to put differences aside," he said.

Collaboration on security issues

In response to questions from reporters, Netanyahu said Israel must reach "a wide agreement" on judicial reforms.

"There will not be a halachic state," he promised. He also pledged to protect minorities, including haredim, and said that a new National Guard "will not be the militia of anyone," a reference to National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

Netanyahu added that, despite polls suggesting a major drop in support for him and his party, the government will remain in power for four years. He also slammed the former government for forming a coalition with "the Muslim Brotherhood" – a reference to the Arab Ra'am Party – which the prime minister said had made it unable to fight terror.

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Despite recent criticism from US President Joe Biden, Netanyahu said relations with Washington are good, and there is collaboration "at this time" on security issues. He added that what world leaders have said to him behind the scenes is "completely different" from their public criticism of Israel.

In response to an English-language question about signs at protests that directed obscenities at Biden, Netanyahu said he condemned such slogans. "You don't curse the American president," he said.

He added that Israel can say "no" to Washington when necessary, though the United States is an "indispensable ally."

In response to a question referring to recently revealed US intelligence documents, Netanyahu said that Israel is not sending offensive weapons to Ukraine. He added of Israel playing a possible role in ending the Russia-Ukraine war, and "if I can contribute to that, I will."

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