IDF Instagram of child in crosshairs was from February

Another old photo causes outrage on social media – so how reliable are the #GazaUnderAttack images?

IDF Instagram photo from February
(Image credit: IDF/ Instagram)

An image from earlier this year of a Palestinian child caught in the cross-hairs of an Israeli sniper's rifle has gone viral – again.

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