Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the New York Times of defaming Israel over its coverage of starvation in Gaza and is weighing a lawsuit against the Gray Lady.

“The New York Times should be sued,” Netanyahu told Fox News on Thursday, adding: “I am actually looking into whether a country can sue the New York Times … I think it’s such clear defamation.”

Netanyahu’s anger stems from a July 24 Times story on hunger in Gaza that ran with a prominent front-page photo of an emaciated 18-month-old boy, Mohammed Zakaria al-Mutawaq. 4

He described the original presentation as an intentional attempt to smear Israel by implying it was starving Gaza’s population.

The child’s mother was quoted as saying he had been “born healthy” before suffering severe malnutrition.

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