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Western media criticised for ignoring Palestinian child deaths

Relatives of PIJ member Jihad al-Ghannam, killed by an Israeli air attack on his home, mourn at Al-Najjar Hospital in the Rafah refugee camp [Said Khatib/AFP]

Western media coverage of the killing of 15 people, including four children, in an Israeli attack on Gaza that ostensibly targeted three members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement has been roundly condemned on social media.

The attack was in the headlines worldwide on Tuesday, but the tone of the stories varied widely, causing an uproar on social media on how several media outlets chose to word their coverage.

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