9 ogbonge lies wey Israel promote afta October 7, 2023 to justify Gaza genocide
As dem dey do ceasefire talks for Cairo, Egypt, to try stop di violence wey don enter di third year, make we look some of di big lies and propaganda wey Israel don spread against Palestinians.
Di wahala wey dey happen for Gaza no be just di killings and destruction wey Israel dey do for ground; dem still dey try win di mata by spreading propaganda and false information.
Since October 7, 2023, when Hamas attack Israel from di border, Tel Aviv don dey kill plenty Palestinians wey no fit defend demsef. Dem talk say di number of people wey don die pass 67,000, but experts believe say di number fit dey higher pass wetin dem dey report.
As di violence dey continue, Israel dey use big propaganda to cover wetin dem dey do for Gaza. Even though some of di lies don dey exposed, some Western media still dey believe di false stories, especially when di war start.
As dem dey do ceasefire talks for Cairo, Egypt, to try stop di violence wey don enter di third year, make we look some of di big lies and propaganda wey Israel don spread against Palestinians.
40 beheaded babies
Di story of '40 beheaded babies' na one of di first lies wey Israel talk about Gaza and Hamas. Di story no true, but e spread quick for social media and mainstream news. Turkish Anadolu Agency na di first wey expose di lie, as dem quote one Israeli military spokesperson wey talk say dem no fit confirm di story wey one Israeli channel, i24News, carry.
Later, Grayzone news outlet trace di lie go one Israeli commander, David Ben Zion, wey dey known as extremist settler. Di same man wey talk di lie later dey seen for Facebook dey smile, even though e claim say e witness massacre. Former US President Joe Biden even talk say e see di pictures of di babies, but di White House later deny di statement as dem know say no such pictures dey exist.
Mass rapes and sexual assaults
Israel also talk say Hamas commit mass rapes and sexual assaults on October 7, but di story no true. One ZAKA volunteer, Chaim Otmazgin, first talk say di victims wey e see show say sexual assault happen. But later, e tell Associated Press say e no get evidence and e just assume.
On di other hand, evidence dey show say Israeli soldiers don rape Palestinian prisoners, both men and women. Reports also dey show say Israel dey use sexual violence as weapon against Palestinians.
Hamas uses civilians as human shields
Israel don dey talk for long say Hamas dey use civilians as human shields, but dem no get evidence to back di claim. For example, dem talk say Hamas dey operate under Al Shifa Hospital, but dem no show any proof. Doctor Mads Gilbert, wey don work for di hospital for 16 years, talk say e no see any military presence for di hospital.
Meanwhile, evidence dey show say Israeli forces dey target civilians wey no get weapon or dey seek humanitarian aid. Reports from Al Jazeera and BBC show how Israeli forces dey attack civilians and even safe zones wey dem mark for displaced people.
Hamas is stealing humanitarian aid
Israel talk say Hamas dey steal humanitarian aid, but di US Agency for International Development (USAID) talk say no evidence dey to support di claim. Even di Israeli army later tell New York Times say dem no see proof say Hamas dey steal aid. Instead, reports show say Israel dey pay criminal gangs for Gaza to steal di aid.
Journalists are working for Hamas
Israel don accuse many Palestinian journalists of working for Hamas. For October 2024, dem talk say six Al Jazeera journalists dey work for Hamas, but Al Jazeera deny di claim. Later, Israel kill di six journalists, including Anas Al-Sharif, wey don talk many times say e no dey work for Hamas.
Hamas is obstructing ceasefire deals
Israel dey talk say Hamas dey block ceasefire agreements, but di truth be say Hamas don accept many ceasefire deals wey mediators like Qatar, Egypt, and US bring. On di other hand, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu don block many ceasefire talks, even as di US dey veto UN resolutions wey dey try stop di war.
Downplaying the number of Palestinian casualties
Israel dey try reduce di number of Palestinian casualties wey dem report. But independent observers and international organisations believe say di real number of deaths dey higher. Palestinian records talk say over 67,000 people don die, but some experts believe say di number fit reach 200,000.
Claiming indiscriminate attacks are precise
Israel dey claim say di attacks for Gaza dey precise, but reports from human rights groups and media show say dem dey destroy civilian areas like schools, hospitals, and homes. Di number of women and children wey don die show say di attacks no dey precise as Israel dey talk.
Netanyahu's assertion Israel possesses a moral army
Israeli leaders dey call their military di 'most moral army in di world,' but di actions of di army for Gaza dey show di opposite. Human rights organisations like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch don accuse di Israeli military of war crimes. Reports also dey show say soldiers dey loot homes, mistreat detainees, and commit atrocities against Palestinians.