They Became Symbols for Gazan Starvation. But All 12 Suffer from Other Health Problems. A Free Press investigation found that the viral photos lacked important context: The subjects have cystic fibrosis, rickets, or other serious ailments. A photographer points his camera at a child in Gaza on July 24, 2025. (Khames Alrefi / Anadolu via Getty Images) By Olivia Reingold and Tanya Lukyanova 08.18.25 --Israel and AntisemitismFor the past several weeks, critics have fumed at The New York Times over a misleading photo of an 18-month-old boy in Gaza on its front page. It turns out that Muhammad Zakariya Ayyoub...