The freelance photographer behind the viral image, Ahmeed al-Arini, gathered the image for Turkish media outlet Anadolu Agency. It was then distributed to media organisations via the reputable photo wire service, Getty Images.
A malnourished toddler sits in his mother’s lap in a tent with his mouth agape

The pictures were taken by freelance photographer Ahmeed al-Arini. (Getty Images: Ahmed Jihad Ibrahim Al-arini/Anadolu)

Ahmeed al-Arini explained to the BBC how he came across the boy and his family.

"He was with his mother in a tent, which is absolutely bare, bar a little oven. It resembles a tomb, really. And I took this photo because I wanted to show the rest of the world extreme hunger that babies and children are suffering from in the Gaza Strip," he said.

"He'd received no baby milk, no formula, no vitamins either."

Anadolu Agency also published an interview with Muhammad's doctor, Suzan Mohammed Marouf, a nutrition specialist at The Patient's Friends Benevolent Society Hospital (PFBS) in Gaza.

Dr Marouf said the child was brought to the hospital a month ago and diagnosed with moderate malnutrition on top of congenital health problems and muscle atrophy.

"The medical issues he had weren't significantly affecting his weight," Dr Marouf told the news organisation.

"But once the siege and the closure of crossings depleted hospitals' medicine stocks and nutritional supplements, Mohammad's condition deteriorated to acute malnutrition," she added.

ABC has also contacted Anadolu Agency, which has said Muhammad's mother has confirmed he has previous health complications, and she has also provided past photos of her son before his deterioration, which she says was from a shortage of food and milk.

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