• derf82@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    This seems to ignore an IDF official that initially claimed credit as well as Israeli calls to evacuate the area. I feel like if they are going to implicate a Hamas rocket, those claims should be addressed.

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      8 months ago

      There’s apparently video of the rocket according to the article so unless you are claiming it’s faked what does it matter what anyone previously claimed? There’s been a bunch of claims made by all sorts of people, what should matter is actual evidence.

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        8 months ago

        It is an extremely dark video that they say is a rocket, but honestly, I can’t see much for myself. I see a lighted dot people say is a rocket.

        I’m not saying it isn’t, but it isn’t the smoking gun the IDF wants it to be.

    • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nz
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      8 months ago

      This is fake news/misinformation. You are referring to a deleted tweet, correct? Well, that guy was no official.

      Here is the tweet:

      https://twitter.com/Lowkey0nline/status/1714357150594588816

      This guy is not an official, not a minister, not a spokesperson for Israel, he is a wannabe Israel fanatic. In his own words:

      ‘Hananya Naftali is a prominent Israeli speaker and influencer in the fight against Antisemitism, terrorism, and assault on the State of Israel.’

      … a cancerous influencer.

      Edit: I might have added the ‘cancerous’ part myself, just for full disclosure.

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        8 months ago

        According to Naftali’s website, he has worked for Netanyahu for five years.

        Hananya has been working for Prime Minister Netanyahu in his digital team for the past 5 years.

        https://www.hnaftali.com/

        While not a spokesperson exactly, definitely more than just an influencer.

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          8 months ago

          The core point is that he’s essentially a moronic propagandist, not an official spokesman making press releases for the IDF.

          An Israeli Candace Owens, basically. Yeah, he works for Bibi, but it’s not like he has access to IDF intel or is speaking for them.

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            8 months ago

            Owens did not work for Trump though. His job is actually to spin stories in a pro-Israel light. How much access to IDF intelligence he has, we do not know but he is certainly closer to Netanyahu in a work capacity than Owens was to Trump.

            Not saying that we should take his Tweet as 100% proof that Israel did the strike but it should also not completely be discounted. It most definitely was not an air strike like Hamas has stated.

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        8 months ago

        He worked for the PM. He is a bit more than a mere influencer. This isn’t the Israeli Jake Paul, but closer to the Israeli Kayleigh McEnany.

        But the larger point is, don’t publish an article saying “here is all the evidence” then not publish the evidence the other side is pointing to, not even to disprove it.