NYT Defends Piece Alleging Israeli Forces Purposely Shot Children

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Oct 16, 2024

Above: Palestinians sit at the site of an Israeli airstrike which hit tents for displaced people two days earlier in the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on October 16, 2024. Image copyright: Eyad Baba/Contributor/AFP via Getty Imagesstory last updated Oct 16

The Facts

The New York Times on Tuesday defended a piece it published last week alleging that there were multiple cases of Israeli forces in Gaza shooting children in their head or chest. The article, filed as an opinion piece, was based off the testimony of 65 US-based health professionals who worked in Gaza over the past year.
Critics of the article said that the accounts were inaccurate or fabricated. The New York Times said it had "rigorously edited this guest essay before publication" and worked to verify its claims. The outlet added that its editors had seen photos too graphic to publish corroborating the claims.

The Spin

The accusations against this rigorously scrutinized article are completely baseless. Everything that was included in the piece was verified, and there are photos substantiating its claims that are simply too graphic to publish.

The New York Times Company

The CT scans are obviously fake for several reason. The lack of skull fragments, exit wounds, or change in the shape of the bullets is definitive proof that the CT scans were fabricated. Additionally, even if the scans are legitimate, there is no evidence that Israeli forces fired the bullet, as Hamas is known to kill civilians.