In the early hours of 15 October 2024, I finished writing an article debunking claims that Palestinians staged two viral videos showing the horrific aftermath of an Israeli attack on Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip the previous day.
Such baseless accusations are part of a systematic Israeli campaign of downplaying the very real suffering of Palestinians in Gaza.
Pro-Israel users claimed that the martyr Shaban al-Dalou, seen burning to death in the footage, was an actor because he was not shouting in the viral clip shared by journalists. ….more
