AFP opens their report today on the IDF’s Gaza operation with this:
Israel’s massive military operation into the northern Gaza Strip shows no sign of a let-up after two deadly weeks that have seen 111 Palestinians killed, mainly children, and Qassam rockets still being fired into Israeli territory.
‘Mainly children’? The New York Times reported yesterday:
In 11 days of fighting in the northern Gaza Strip, Israeli forces have killed at least 90 Palestinians, including about 55 militants and 35 civilians, according to Palestinian hospital officials.
The dead include 18 Palestinians who were 16 or younger, according to a count by The Associated Press.
And those are Palestinian and press sources, not even Israeli.
This is a material error by the AFP, and should be corrected immediately.
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UPDATE: HonestReporting spoke with the AFP news editor in Jerusalem regarding this error. The editor acknowledged the statement was wrong, and said a correction from AFP is forthcoming.
