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Tweeted Photos from Gaza Proven to Be False
(JTA) Two photos tweeted as being the result of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza in the recent round of violence have been proven false. One photo, showing a dead Palestinian girl covered in blood in the arms of her father, was tweeted by Khulood Badawi, identified by Honest Reporting as the information and media coordinator for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The picture was in fact a 2006 Reuters photo of a girl who had died in an accident. A photo tweeted by "Gaza Youth Break Out," showing an explosion in Gaza, was identified as "Gaza Under Attack Today." In reality the photo was taken by Reuters in 2009 during Operation Cast Lead.