The BBC later apologized for the error in a statement on-air.

Mistakes happen in news reporting.

Its an incredibly confusing picture with huge amounts of live broadcasting taking place, he said.

Inside Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza

Inside Al-Shifa hospital in GazaGetty

The question is: do we fess up and put things right as quickly as possible?

We didnt wait for people to complain but made it very clear that we got it wrong.

Hannah Fry