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Tuesday, May 15, 2018
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Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Gaza health official says Gazan baby may not have been killed by IDF tear gas
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleGaza health officials are casting doubt on initial claims that a 9-month-old baby died from Israeli tear gas fired during mass protests on the Gaza border with Israel.
A medical doctor says the baby, Layla Ghaben, had a preexisting medical condition and that he did not believe her death was caused by tear gas. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not allowed to disclose medical information to the media.
Layla’s family claimed Tuesday that the baby had ended up in the area of the protest as a result of a mixup. The Gaza Health Ministry initially counted her among several dozen Palestinians killed Monday.
A Gaza human rights group, Al Mezan, says it is looking into the circumstances of the infant’s death.
— AP
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