https://www.newssniffer.co.uk/articles/2763440/diff/7/8

Looks like the article went through 11 revisions, some of them quite drastic. The paragraph you picked up on was altered on the original publishing date of March 18th, from:

'The latest war between Israel and Hamas started on 7 October 2023, when Hamas killed more than 1,200 people in southern Israel, mostly civilians, with 251 taken hostage.' (from version 2, 02:15)

to:

'The war between Israel and Hamas was triggered by Hamas's attack on Israel on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people - mostly civilians - were killed, and 251 others taken hostage.' (version 8, 11:40)

Good old reliable passive voice, eh? Didn't have that when they were accusing Hamas.

Interesting looking through the other changes, notably removing a Hamas statement accusing Israel of 'treachery' for violating the ceasefire (ver 7-8), and removing a description of a Palestinian man pulling people out of the rubble, including the body of his daughter (ver 9-10).

Here's the article in its current form:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9vy3k4dpz0o

cheers,
I