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| Gaza Twitter war intensifies over pictures of infant casualties | Gaza Twitter war intensifies over pictures of infant casualties |
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| A grim new feud opened up on social media on Thursday as pictures were traded of babies who died or were injured during the conflict in Gaza. | A grim new feud opened up on social media on Thursday as pictures were traded of babies who died or were injured during the conflict in Gaza. |
| Pictures emerged of BBC cameraman Jihad Misharawi's 11-month-old son Omar, who was killed on Wednesday during an Israeli attack. Misharawi's sister-in-law also died in the strike on Gaza City, and his brother was seriously injured. | Pictures emerged of BBC cameraman Jihad Misharawi's 11-month-old son Omar, who was killed on Wednesday during an Israeli attack. Misharawi's sister-in-law also died in the strike on Gaza City, and his brother was seriously injured. |
| Misharawi told BBC Arabic: | Misharawi told BBC Arabic: |
| Shrapnel hit our house. My sister-in-law was killed along with my son. And my brother and my other son were wounded. | Shrapnel hit our house. My sister-in-law was killed along with my son. And my brother and my other son were wounded. |
| What did my son to to die like this? What was his mistake? He is 10 or 11 months old, what did he do? | What did my son to to die like this? What was his mistake? He is 10 or 11 months old, what did he do? |
| We are not the resistance, there are no fighters in my house. | We are not the resistance, there are no fighters in my house. |
| A picture of Omar was posted on Twitter by BBC Middle East bureau chief Paul Danahar. | A picture of Omar was posted on Twitter by BBC Middle East bureau chief Paul Danahar. |
| This was Jihad's 11 month old son Omar who was killed in #Gaza yesterday when a shell came through the roof twitter.com/pdanahar/statu… | This was Jihad's 11 month old son Omar who was killed in #Gaza yesterday when a shell came through the roof twitter.com/pdanahar/statu… |
| Soon after, Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu posted what was seen as a response, tweeting this picture of a baby reportedly injured in today's rocket attack on Kiryat Malachi. "Hamas deliberately targets our children," Netanyahu wrote. | Soon after, Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu posted what was seen as a response, tweeting this picture of a baby reportedly injured in today's rocket attack on Kiryat Malachi. "Hamas deliberately targets our children," Netanyahu wrote. |
| I saw today a picture of a bleeding Israeli baby. #Hamas deliberately targets our children bit.ly/W9uYkA twitter.com/netanyahu/stat… | I saw today a picture of a bleeding Israeli baby. #Hamas deliberately targets our children bit.ly/W9uYkA twitter.com/netanyahu/stat… |
| Three people were killed during the Kiryat Malachi rocket attack, and a four-year-old boy and two babies were also wounded. | Three people were killed during the Kiryat Malachi rocket attack, and a four-year-old boy and two babies were also wounded. |
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