Gaza conflict: Graphic pro-Israel ads make their way into children’s video games

Maria Julia Cassis was sitting down to a meal in her terraced home in north London when her six-year-old son ran into the dining room, his face pale.

The puzzle game on his Android phone had been interrupted by a video showing Hamas militants, terrified Israeli families and blurred graphic footage. Over a black screen, a message from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the first grader: “We will make sure that those who harm us pay a heavy price.”