The New York Times corrected a front-page story featuring a Gazan child, initially portrayed as malnourished, admitting the child suffered from a medical condition, not starvation. Sources like COGAT claim the child, possibly Osama al-Raqab, had a serious illness, with Israel facilitating his treatment in Italy in June 2024. However, Gaza medics argue the blockade worsened his condition, though a Verona hospital reportedly ruled out cystic fibrosis. The initial image fueled accusations against Israel, but the correction came too late to undo the narrative’s harm