It was projected that the IDF had carried an offensive strike on Palestinians based on a screenshot of a media outlet, which shows Israeli soldiers raiding a hospital in the West Bank in 2015.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @ShaykhSulaiman tweeted “2015 THIS DID NOT START ON OCT 7” and shared the image of REUTERS, which says “Undercover Israeli troops raid hospital, kill Palestinian” and was posted on November 12, 2015. The tweet was made on March 13, 2024, which has received an about 471.6k views on X.
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— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) March 13, 2024
THIS DID NOT START ON OCT 7 pic.twitter.com/OPb9jF2pxr
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The truth is that in order to apprehend Azzam Shalalda, who had stabbed someone in Gush Etzion, the West Bank, in 2015, Israeli undercover forces raided a hospital in the West Bnak. Israel regularly uses special forces that speak Arabic fluently and are disguised as locals to carry out undercover operations against Hamas militants. The IDF conducted a similar kind of raid in the West Bank at the end of January 2024.
We visited Reuters, which published an article on this incident on November 12, 2015 with the headline “Undercover Israeli troops raid hospital, kill Palestinian”. The images were shared with the caption “A medic shows to journalists a bullet hole in a wall surrounded by blood stains of a Palestinian man who was killed by Israeli undercover forces during a raid at Al-Ahly hospital in the West Bank city of Hebron November 12, 2015.” . According to the army, last month in Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, Azzam Shalalda attempted a stabbing. He managed to get away despite being shot by his victim after stabbing an Israeli settler. Seventy-six Palestinians have been shot dead by Israeli security forces, including 44 people Israeli police said were carrying out or about to carry out attacks.
The similar case which got viral during Jan, 2024 was made viral by the propagandist Ashok Swain, who spread the misleading claim for this incident. Ashok Swain spread the word as Israeli forces killed innocent Palestinians. After proper investigation and research, D-Intent Data clarified that, in actuality, Israeli commandos disguised as nurses and doctors raided a West Bank hospital, murdering three terrorists.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) March 14, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A screenshot of a media outlet about Israeli soldiers raiding a hospital in the West Bank in 2015 has been shared and projected as the IDF had carried out an offensive attack on Palestinians. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/oEKVvidWK5
Intent:
Terror sympathizers are circulating false claims to defend terror activities and to target Israel. A screenshot of a media outlet about Israeli soldiers raiding a hospital in the West Bank in 2015 has been shared and projected as the IDF had carried out an offensive attack on Palestinians. The truth is that Azzam Shalalda, who had stabbed in Gush Etzion, the West Bank, in 2015, was taken into custody by Israeli undercover forces during a raid on a hospital in the West Bank. Undercover operations against Hamas militants are a common tactic used by Israel, wherein its fluent Arabic-speaking special forces pose as locals. The IDF conducted a similar raid in the West Bank at the end of January 2024.
Conclusion:
Claim : A screenshot from a media outlet detailing Israeli soldiers’ 2015 raid on a West Bank hospital has been circulated and projected as evidence that the IDF was carrying out an offensive attack against Palestinians.
Fact : Israeli undercover forces raided a hospital in the West Bank to detain Azzam Shalalda, who had carried out a stabbing in Gush Etzion in the West Bank in 2015. Israel frequently carries out undercover operations against Hamas militants, with special forces who speak fluent Arabic dressed as locals. At the end of January 2024, the IDF carried out a similar raid in the West Bank.
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