In its Pictures of the Year 2018 collection of 100 photographs published yesterday, Reuters includes an image with a caption which blames Israel for the death of infant Laila al-Ghandour, despite the fact that months ago Hamas removed her name from the list of fatalities for which it holds Israel responsible.

A relative mourns as she carries the body of 8-month-old Palestinian infant Laila al-Ghandour, who died after inhaling tear gas during a protest against the U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem at the Israel-Gaza border, during her funeral in Gaza City, May 15.

But, as was first reported by the Associated Press last May, the baby girl had a preexisting heart condition which a Gaza doctor identified as the cause of death, and not even Hamas now blames Israel for her death. On May 30, AP reported ("Death from tear gas or bad heart? No ruling yet on Gaza baby"):

The Gaza Health Ministry spokesman said Wednesday that the death of a 9-month-old girl remains under investigation, two weeks after a medical official cast doubt on initial claims that she died from Israeli tear gas. A medical report issued on May 14, the day of Layla Ghandour’s death, and seen by The Associated Press this week makes no mention of tear gas. The report said she suffered from a congenital heart defect and died after her blood circulation and respiratory system stopped. When asked about the significance of the report, two doctors offered conflicting views on whether tear gas would have been mentioned if it had been suspected of having contributed to the infant’s death. Both spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case with the media.

Less than 10 days after she died, the Hamas-run Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip had removed her name from the list of fatalities for which it blames Israel. Later, reports emerged that Hamas paid the family to falsely claim that she died from Israeli tear gas at the border. For instance, Haaretz reported ("Hamas paid Gaza family $2,200 to Blame Israel For Baby's Death, Indictment Says"):

Israel claims that the leader of Hamas in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, paid the Gaza family of a baby girl who died last month to claim that she died from inhaling tear gas that was fired by Israeli troops during mass demonstrations along the Gaza border with Israel. The allegation appears in an indictment that Israeli prosecutors filed on Thursday against a resident of Gaza who is related to the child, Layla al-Ghandour and who was caught trying to infiltrate into Israel.

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