| The claim |
| A picture of the Israeli special unit’s cars that represented the displacement of Palestinian families in carrying out the mission. |
Pages published and users circulated on social media platforms a picture that they said was of one of the vehicles in which a special force from the Israeli occupation army infiltrated while disguised as a displaced Palestinian family. To carry out the mission of liberating the four prisoners in the “Nuseirat” camp in the central Gaza Strip.
The Palestinian Observatory investigated and “Tahaqaq” the truth of the image and the circulating claim by searching open sources using the digital search tool “Tineye.” The results of the research showed that the image was previously published in May and has no relation to the military operation launched by the occupation army today, Saturday. Central Gaza.
The photo belongs to Palestinian photographer Ashraf Amra and was published on the “Getty Images” website, specializing in photos, on May 6, 2024, and documents, according to the details attached to the photo, the displacement of hundreds of Palestinians, including women and children who live in the eastern part of the city. Rafah, to the western part of the city of Khan Yunis, with their simple luggage carried on vehicles after the Israeli occupation announced the evacuation of neighborhoods in the city of Rafah.
A video clip published exclusively by Al Jazeera shows the infiltration of Israeli special forces in disguise, using an aid truck and a civilian car, into the western areas of the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip. With the protection of Israeli tanks to launch the operation.
The circulation of the image coincides with the announcement by Israeli occupation army spokesman Daniel Hagari of the liberation of four Israeli prisoners in the center of the “Nuseirat” camp, south of Gaza City, through a military operation that resulted in 210 martyrs and more than 400 wounded, according to what was announced by the Government Information Office in Gaza. (Until the time of preparing the report), while the occupation army announced the killing of Officer “Arnon Zamora” from the “Yamam” Unit during his participation in the operation.
| The result |
| The photo of a Palestinian family displaced from “Rafah” to “Khan Yunis” on May 6, photographed by journalist Ashraf Amra and published on the Getty Images website. It documents the displacement of hundreds of Palestinians, including women and children, in the eastern part of the city of “Rafah”, to The western part of the city of “Khan Yunis” after Israel announced the evacuation of neighborhoods in the city of “Rafah”. |
