US EditionNYT Concedes Gaza Child Had Pre‑Existing Illness; Bennett Calls It ‘Modern Blood Libel’
GAZA CITY, GAZA, JUL 30 – The New York Times corrected its front-page story after learning the child had a muscle disorder contributing to his malnutrition, complicating the starvation narrative in Gaza.
- The New York Times admitted on Sunday it mischaracterized Mohammed Zakaria al-Mutawaq as starving when he had pre-existing health issues.
- Amid Gaza’s humanitarian crisis, The New York Times admitted on Tuesday it misrepresented a sick child's starvation, highlighting underlying medical issues.
- Having dropped from 9 to 6 kilograms in Gaza City, the boy suffers from a muscle disorder requiring ongoing therapy and has birth defects, as reported by independent journalist David Collier.
- Honest Reporting demanded outlets update their coverage after Israel’s COGAT office stated he left Gaza for treatment in Italy and was never starved, and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called the correction “simply unbelievable.”
- The New York Times admitted it presented the Gaza boy as starving when he had underlying health issues, prompting debate over war-zone reporting bias and urging Israel to lift restrictions on international reporters.
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