Daily Mail and MailOnline, has published full apologies and paid £120,000 in libel damages to the trustees of Interpal over false terror and extremism allegations.

The papers accused the trustees supported a “hate festival” in Gaza in which children acted out the murder of Jewish people.

While Interpal (among many others) had donated to the festival, it certainly did not fund or support the play (which formed a tiny part of a very large event) and had no prior knowledge of it.

Chairman of Interpal’s board of trustees, said, “We welcome the decision taken by Associated Newspapers both to apologise formally and pay a suitable sum in damages, in recognition of the gravity of the falsehoods that were published.”

The timing and amount of the settlement, he added, are particularly noteworthy within the context of the ongoing wider agenda to politicise humanitarian aid to Palestinians. “We hope that this significant success will encourage commentators and others to take seriously their responsibility for reporting unbiased, accurate information to the general public and service providers.”