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‘Utter carnage’: Outrage over images of children killed in Israel's Gaza strikes

Israel’s air strikes on Gaza on Tuesday received widespread backlash on social media, with hundreds of thousands reacting to Israel’s newest assault. 

Israel killed hundreds of Palestinians, including over 100 children, in a wave of air strikes targeting five Gaza municipalities at around 3am local time.

Social media erupted with images of Israel’s bombings with images of children and babies killed during the attacks, bodies transported to hospitals and images of makeshift tents burning. 

Many on social media from Gaza reported on X that “children died hungry before they could have their suhoor” and Israel’s “burning entire Gaza Palestinian families alive in their makeshift tents”.

Read more: Thousands online respond to the harrowing aftermath of Israel’s attack on Gaza