Yesterday morning my country awoke to the news headlines screaming in big bold letters, “13 killed as Israel hit UN Gaza school”. I cringed. Because I know exactly which horrific images such a headline evokes: 13 little Palestinian children in pink or light blue maimed beyond recognition. Cruelly put, I know. But honestly, what else did the folks over at the newspapers want its readers to think? The truth is a bit different. Let me add a bit of common sense to the emotional sensationalism. Firstly, it’s summer vacation here. Which means empty school buildings. And even if it wasn’t. Its war. Parents keep their children at home where they can keep an eye on them during wartime. None of the schools are open.
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