At least 77 children killed so far since Saudi started bombing Yemen. Did you miss the headlines?

The UN reported - two days ago:

In the last 24 hours alone, air strikes aimed at halting rebel activities have hit the Yemeni cities of Aden, Al Dhale'e, Sana'a, Sa'ada, Al Hudaydah, and Hajjah Governorates killing at least eight civilians, according to information provided today by the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the press.

As the fighting has ratcheted up in intensity, the World Health Organization (WHO) today released its estimates suggesting that more than 540 people have been killed and some 1,700 others wounded by the violence in Yemen since 19 March.

On a similar note, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) voiced concern about the escalating number of child deaths in Yemen due to the hostilities.

At least 74 children are known to have been killed and 44 children maimed so far since the fighting began but the figures, UNICEF said, are “conservative” and the UN agency believed that the total number of children killed is much higher.

Since then, CNN adds:

Yemeni officials said Saudi airstrikes targeting a military base on Tuesday hit a nearby school, injuring at least a half dozen students.

The information came from two officials with the governor's office in Ibb province, where the school is located, as well as Houthi sources from the rebel group that is fighting for control of the country.

A third source, with the Education Ministry in Ibb, said three students had been killed at the Al Bastain School in Maitam, in southwestern Yemen, as a result of an airstrike.

Schoolchildren were heading to their lunch break when the attacks took place, the officials said.

Shiite media report that over 180 children have been killed, although for some reason the world media is ignoring what they say, unlike how they treat Hamas ministry pronouncements.

This has not exactly been front-page news.

It must mean that when an American ally, using American weapons, is killing Arab children while fighting an Islamist terror group that staged a violent coup next door, it is not worth highlighting.

And the reporting that is done must never say the words "war crimes," "indiscriminate bombings," or "disproportionate response."  And we must never see photos of the injured and dead children accompanying these reports, nor should we see personal stories about how terrified the civilians are and how their houses are destroyed.

There may be exceptions to these rules based on the majority religion of the country doing the bombing, though.