HONESTREPORTING CATCHES FRENCH NEWS AGENCY AGAIN

AFP: 'Mainly children'?
AFP opens their report today on the IDF's Gaza operation with this:

Israel's massive military operation into the northern Gaza Strip shows no
sign of a let-up after two deadly weeks that have seen 111 Palestinians killed,
mainly children, and Qassam rockets still being fired into Israeli
territory.

'Mainly children'? The New York Times reported yesterday:

In 11 days of fighting in the northern Gaza Strip, Israeli forces have
killed at least 90 Palestinians, including about 55 militants and 35 civilians,
according to Palestinian hospital officials. The dead include 18
Palestinians who were 16 or younger, according to a count by The Associated
Press.

And those are Palestinian and press sources, not even Israeli. And remember, no one with credibility is claiming that Israel is negligently, let alone deliberately, harming children (unlike bus bombers).

This is a material error by the AFP, and should be corrected immediately. Comments to: contact@afp.com

UPDATE: HonestReporting spoke with the AFP news editor in Jerusalem regarding this error. The editor acknowledged the statement was wrong, and said a correction from AFP is forthcoming.