Haaretz (English), on Gaza, 22 October 2026

Haaretz reports plainly that an Israeli missile struck a Gaza City home, killed Maryam Ghanem's mother in front of her and burned the three-year-old, naming both the child and the actor. One gap: the article never tells its reader that the strike came during the ceasefire, on a day when Israeli attacks killed four Palestinians in Gaza, so the killing can read as an isolated incident.

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What we found

  1. Leaves out what changes the picture

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    What is missing

    The article does not say that the strike on Maryam Ghanem's home came during the ceasefire, on a day when Israeli attacks killed four Palestinians in Gaza, including a girl shot in the head in Jabalia. Without it a reader may take this as an isolated incident rather than part of continuing daily Israeli attacks.

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3-year-old girl orphaned in IDF strike in Gaza; IDF: Collateral damage was taken into account

Three-year-old Maryam Ghanem is the sole survivor of her family after an Israeli missile struck her home in Gaza City last week, killing her mother before her eyes and leaving her with severe burns across 20 percent of her body. Loading... A video showing the rescue of Maryam Ghanem, who suffered severe burns after an IDF strike hit her home and set it ablaze, sparked international outrage. In response, the IDF said 'steps were taken to minimize the chance of civilian casualties' Three-year-old Maryam Ghanem is the sole survivor of her family after an Israeli missile struck her home in Gaza City last week, killing her mother before her eyes and leaving her with severe burns across 20 percent of her body.

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What it gets right

  • “an Israeli missile struck her home in Gaza City last week, killing her mother before her eyes”

    It names who fired and says plainly that the mother was killed, instead of writing the death out or losing the actor.

  • “an IDF strike hit her home and set it ablaze”

    It keeps the Israeli military as the actor of the burning rather than letting a fire appear with nobody behind it.

  • “Three-year-old Maryam Ghanem”

    It gives the Palestinian child a name and an age rather than reducing her to a casualty figure.

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