Pictures of Palestinians published by the occupation and claiming that it arrested them from the Al-Shifa Complex before retracting its story (Al-Jazeera)
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Hours after it published a list of pictures of people it claimed were Palestinian resistance leaders who were arrested in Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, the Israeli occupation army retracted and said that it had mistakenly published pictures of people who it claimed were arrested in the hospital when they were not detainees.
The list of photos published by the occupation army yesterday evening, Thursday, caused a great resonance, as it included prominent leaders from the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military arm of the Islamic Resistance Movement “Hamas,” including the leader Raed Saad. He claimed that he had arrested them during the ongoing military operation in the Shifa Complex, and that he did not He can reveal their identity now.
While Hamas immediately and categorically denied the arrest of leaders from Al-Shifa Hospital, Gazan activists interacted extensively with this list, refuting the photos it contained, and identifying many of them as belonging to people not associated with the resistance, martyrs, or people residing abroad for varying periods.
The Israeli army spokesman showed pictures of Palestinians and claimed that they were arrested inside the Shifa complex in Gaza (Al Jazeera)
Fake narratives
It was not long before the falsity of the Israeli claim was confirmed, through an announcement by the army spokesman, saying, “Due to human error, we published pictures of people claiming that they were arrested in Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, while they were not detained.” Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper also said, “The army’s announcement that the leader of the Al-Qassam Brigades Raed Saad was arrested in Al-Shifa Hospital. It turned out to be wrong.”
The Israeli retreat came hours after Hamas denied, through a security official, to Al Jazeera that it had arrested dozens of members of the resistance leadership in Al-Shifa Hospital. He described the list of photos as “inaccurate,” and said that a number of the photos on the list belong to people who are currently outside Gaza, and other photos. For martyrs, and 3 photos of doctors previously released by the occupation.
The Hamas security official said, “What is published in the Israeli media is inaccurate and falls within the psychological and moral war against the resistance in the Gaza Strip.”
Psychological
The specialist on Israeli affairs, Mustafa Ibrahim, does not believe that publishing this list was just a mistake, but rather it was in the context of psychological warfare, with what it contains of lies, incitement and misleading against the resistance, and it is part of a propaganda campaign with objectives at the international level, to say that it returned to Al-Shifa Hospital, and it achieved Goals and achievements.
Speaking to Al Jazeera Net, Ibrahim believes that “the army’s failure to pass on this false narrative will have a negative impact on it, and on the Internal Security Agency - the Shin Bet, and they have been criticized internally, but it will not develop into more than mere criticism and accusations of failure. As for the international level, Accusations of Israel of lying and deception in its ongoing war on Gaza will increase.”
Ibrahim considers that the occupation army’s resort more than once during this war to false narratives about the conduct of operations on the ground in Gaza, falls within the framework of its relentless pursuit and dire need to convince the Israeli public that it is achieving achievements, “but repeated mistakes will have negative, adverse repercussions on various levels in The Israeli interior.
The writer and political analyst Ibrahim Al-Madhoun agrees with the above, as he believes that “publishing this list was not a mistake, but rather it was an intentional act through which the occupation wanted to create confusion and collect information,” and therefore “it will not have a significant impact within the army, and it can be interpreted as an act.” "Intelligence."
Repeated failure
Al-Madhoun told Al-Jazeera Net, “The greatest impact on the occupation army is the erosion of its credibility. There has been a fall in the Israeli narrative since the Al-Aqsa Flood operation, and this is not the first time that information has been published, confirmed and proven false.” This is also the second time that the occupation army has stormed Al-Shifa Hospital. Since the start of the ground operation in November of last year, after widespread incitement campaigns against the resistance and Hamas specifically, claiming that it is using it for military purposes.
According to Al-Madhoun, there are a set of goals that the occupation wanted behind its claim of arresting central leaders of the Al-Qassam Brigades, which are:
Searching for an image of victory that the occupation army lacks after 6 months of aggression, despite the horrific massacres committed, the majority of whose victims were civilians, women and children.
Compensating for the inferiority complex, especially since the occupation has not, until now, arrested any of the known leaders of the Qassam Brigades, and the Qassam leadership is still leading the battle and exercising its role in command and control.
Trying to collect information, relying on the fact that publishing the names of leaders will lead to communication with them and create chaos that the occupation will exploit to reach intelligence goals.
All of this is not without an ongoing psychological war against our people, attempts to shake their confidence in their resistance and strike the popular incubator, and an attempt to send a message to some forces that Hamas’ rule and existence have ended and its leadership has begun to surrender.
Mustafa Ibrahim, a specialist in Israeli affairs, said, “Israel wants behind the second storming of Al-Shifa Hospital, and publishing such a large list that includes senior leaders of the resistance, to tell the world: The war is achieving its goals, do not pressure us, and give the army cover and the opportunity to work, in order to complete the war.” His goals are to eliminate Hamas, but the speedy revelation of the false list of detainees will indicate a state of confusion and shake Israel’s image.”
Source: Al Jazeera