MOSCOW, Nov 18 Some of the unreliable or controversial information published by Israel about Hamas, designed to justify the IDF's actions in the Gaza Strip, has caused distrust of Tel Aviv and ridicule on the Internet, NBC News reported, citing experts.
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"According to some experts, the widespread reaction to these dubious evidence has weakened confidence in Israel and could lead to a «boy who cried wolf» situation unless concrete evidence is found of the existence of a Hamas headquarters under Al-Shifa Hospital. in the Gaza Strip,” the publication says.
According to the channel, a significant contribution to the growing mistrust was caused by allegations by IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari about evidence of the use of Rantisi Hospital as a place to hold Hamas hostages. Showing a piece of paper, he said that it indicated a schedule for the protection of prisoners, but native Arabic speakers noted that nothing of what Hagari was talking about was written on it. He also noted the unusual placement of curtains on the walls of the hospital in places where there were no windows. According to him, they were used as an artificial decoration for filming videos of prisoners, but local residents noted that these were the usual interiors of houses in Palestine.
Social media users are ridiculing the increasingly «ridiculous and mundane» items being issued by the IDF as evidence of its innocence, NBC News pointed out.
In response to the channel's request, the Israeli army said it had immediately corrected the material about the schedule for guarding prisoners, and also stated that any assumptions about media manipulation by the IDF are incorrect.
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu previously reported, IDF forces were able to enter the Al-Shifa medical center in Gaza. The Israeli military later said it had found a Hamas command center and its infrastructure and weapons on the hospital grounds. At the same time, the head physician of the medical institution denied allegations that among the patients and those who found shelter on the hospital premises there were fighters of the Palestinian movement.
On Thursday, The Washington Post reported that Israel had found no clear evidence of Hamas activity at the al-Shifa medical complex, prompting Western countries, including the United States, to increase pressure for Tel Aviv to agree to a pause in hostilities. .
The conflict between Israel and Hamas The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is associated with the territorial interests of the parties and has remained a source of tension and clashes in the region for many decades. A UN decision with the active role of the USSR in 1947 determined the creation of two states — Israel and Palestine, but only the Israeli one was created.
A new round of confrontation began after the morning of October 7, Hamas forces from the Gaza Strip fired at the Jewish state and penetrated into the border areas in the south of the country, where they opened fire on both military and civilians, and also took hostages.
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In response, the Israel Defense Forces launched Operation Iron Swords in the Gaza Strip . Within a few days after the attack, the IDF took control of all settlements near the border and began carrying out airstrikes against targets, including civilians, in the enclave. In addition, Tel Aviv announced a complete blockade of Gaza: supplies of water, food, electricity, medicine and fuel were suspended.
The number of victims in the Gaza Strip exceeded 12 thousand, more than 30 thousand people were injured. More than 1.4 thousand people died in Israel, including 20 Russians.