“With Hamas controlling nearly all media in Gaza, these photographers aren’t reporting, they’re producing propaganda,” the statement said.

“This investigation underscores how Pallywood has gone mainstream with staged images and ideological bias shaping international coverage, while the suffering of Israeli hostages and Hamas atrocities are pushed out of frame,” it continued.

“They are intended to overwrite the brutal images of the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023. Many people don’t even remember these pictures,” Paul said. “Hamas is a master at staging images.”

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    Sorry no I was referring to @Skiluros@sh.itjust.works crying about the source

    The boy’s mother, Hedaya al-Muta, has spoken to the media

    Cool, maybe she should tell them to speak to Hamas ? Why is Hamas using her as propaganda?

    A widely cited example is from Mousa Abu Marzouk, a senior member of Hamas’ political bureau. In interviews in October 2023, when questioned about why Hamas had built extensive tunnels for its fighters’ protection but not bomb shelters for civilians, Abu Marzouk replied that the tunnels “are meant to protect us,” i.e., Hamas members, rather than civilians.

    "We built the tunnels because we have no other way of protecting ourselves from being killed in airstrikes. We are fighting from inside the tunnels… Seventy-five percent of the population of Gaza are refugees, and it is the UN’s responsibility to protect them."

    Oh right, because Hamas doesn’t give a shit about its own civilians :)

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      Viet Cong also had tunnels below civilians infra. Would you have blamed viet cong or american occupation? Do you think viet cong tunnel didn’t protect viet cong rather than vietnamese civilians?

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        america invaded vietnam, palestinians, specifically the iranian armed military wing of the palestinian gov which was voted in by the palestinians invaded israel

        the fact they’re getting beat up now as israel hunts down hamas and hostages is not something ill cry over

        palestinians have been trying to stand up to hamas but are getting tortured, raped and killed