Reports purporting to show that Israeli forces shot and killed Wadee Olayyan, a 14-year-old Palestinian child, are being circulated by propagandists.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @QudsNen claimed that Wadee Olayyan, a 14-year-old Palestinian child from Jabal Al Mukabbir is the victim of the incident. An Israeli female soldier shoots at the lying body of him. The tweet was made on Feb 5, 2024. It has received an about 1.7M views on X.
Another twitter post related to this incident was made by @QudsNen, which wrote “BREAKING| An Israeli female soldier shoots at the lying body of a wounded Palestinian young man at the entrance to Al Izariyyeh in eastern occupied Jerusalem.” on Feb 5, 2024.
BREAKING| An Israeli female soldier shoots at the lying body of a wounded Palestinian young man at the entrance to Al Izariyyeh in eastern occupied Jerusalem. pic.twitter.com/AMWcZb5Jtx
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) February 5, 2024
Several other accounts, including @l_d70, @JonnyFX1, @CensoredNws, @doamuslims, @ashoswai made the same claim that an Israeli female soldier shooted at the lying body of an wounded Palestinian young man, named Wadee’ Olayyan (14 years old), at the entrance to Al Izariyyeh in eastern occupied Jerusalem. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
In actuality, the boy was a stab attacker who attempted to stab the Border Police officers on Monday in the West Bank town of al-Eizariya, which is located outside of East Jerusalem. The assertions that are circulating are fake.
We visited THE TIMES OF ISRAEL, which published an article on this incident with the headline “Palestinian teen shot dead after trying to stab police in West Bank town”. The article clarified the incident in details and it shows that the claims made are absolutely not true at all.
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D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) February 5, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: Propagandists are circulating news claiming that an innocent 14-year-old Palestinian child, Wadee Olayyan, was shot dead by Israeli forces in Jerusalem. The fact is that the boy was not innocent but a stab attacker, (1/3) pic.twitter.com/11ID5NiV7t
Intent:
Propagandists are circulating false claims about the stab attacker to defend criminal activities and start an agenda against Israel. Propagandists are circulating news claiming that an innocent 14-year-old Palestinian child, Wadee Olayyan, was shot dead by Israeli forces in Jerusalem. The boy, who attempted to stab the Border Police officers on Monday in the West Bank town of al-Eizariya, on the outskirts of East Jerusalem, was not an innocent person; rather, he was a stabber. The assertions that are being spread are merely propaganda.
Conclusion:
Claim : There are rumours going around purporting that Israeli forces shot and killed Wadee Olayyan, a 14-year-old Palestinian child, in Jerusalem.
Fact : The fact is that the boy was not innocent but a stab attacker, who tried to stab the Border Police officers in the West Bank town of al-Eizariya on the outskirts of East Jerusalem on Monday. The claims being circulated are nothing but Propaganda.
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