No, a Gaza toddler having cerebral palsy does not mean Israeli starvation is a ‘lie’

Photographs of extremely thin, often skeletal, children in Israeli-starved Gaza have become all too familiar.

One such image, of the severely malnourished infant Mohammed al-Mutawaq, went viral last week. 

The 18-month-old child's picture featured in several international media outlets, including the BBC, CNN, The Times, The New York Times and the Daily Express. 

It added yet more evidence of starvation in Gaza as a result of a near-total Israeli blockade on food and humanitarian aid since March. 

But the images of Mutawaq's frail body have hit the headlines again, for different reasons. 

It has been reported that the toddler has cerebral palsy, a fact which was not mentioned in every use of his photo in recent days. 

As a result of this omission, several pro-Israeli voices are now saying that Mutawaq's case proves that starvation in Gaza is “a lie”. 

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