After more than 24 hours of letting the story run freely, Qatari mouthpiece Al Jazeera deleted the page featuring their former story, which accused Israeli soldiers of allegedly perpetrating rape against women during the IDF’s latest excursion against Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists who barricaded themselves inside the former hospital-cum-terror headquarters at Al-Shifa Hospital.
Jerusalem Post Though the Qatari mouthpiece hasn’t officially referred to the retraction, all content related to the allegation has reportedly been deleted. Al Jazeera columnist and former director Yasser Abuhilalah also tweeted, admitting that “It was revealed through Hamas investigations that the story of the rape of women in Al-Shifa Hospital was fabricated.
The woman who spoke about rape justified her exaggeration and incorrect talk by saying that the goal was to arouse the nation’s fervor and brotherhood,” adding critically that “As if more than thirty thousand martyrs, ninety thousand wounded, about a million displaced people, and comprehensive destruction were not enough!”
Jihad Khelles, a pro-Hamas preacher from Gaza, also tweeted that it became evident that there was no proven evidence for the events and that the alleged “witness” told a story that she had heard and not witnessed, also adding that “this creates panic and fear” and “makes [Palestinians] feel despair and frustration at a time when we are most in need for stability and reassurance.”
The original story published by Al Jazeera featured a “testimony” by Jamila Al-Hessi, a Gazan woman who claimed that while she was under siege in the area of the hospital complex, she witnessed IDF soldiers “raping women then killing them and burning entire families alive.”
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz stressed that such reports get taken seriously by the United Nations, and called out Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for his bias against Israel.
The fake testimony went viral, with many expressing their rage at Israel and at what they deemed Arab failure to protect the honor of Palestinian women, even asking where Hamas and the resistance had gone. However, Israeli news blogger Abu Ali Express also reported that the viral fake testimony also had unexpected reverse ripple effects, leading many Gazans to flee their homes in the northern Gaza strip southwards, which may explain the unusual event of a Hamas investigation into the details.
Al-Hessi was interviewed live on Al Jazeera, where she admitted that she was not in the Shifa Hospital and alleged that she had witnessed what happened in the complex, including women being raped, kidnapped, and killed during the incursion, describing what she had “witnessed” as “more than an action film.”
Al Jazeera was founded with the financial help of the Qatari royal family and has served for decades as a mouthpiece for Al Qaeda and the Qatari regime, which provides lavish asylum for the leaders of Hamas.
Daniel Erbstoesser says
That is not true then no sane IDF soldier would even think about touching one of these things then what diseases do they have and when you take a look at them , i ask you who wants to buck a potatoesack. You see this is bullshit pure.
Mohammed Muhammad The Magnificent says
As Mohammad (Peace Be Upon Him) said, war is the art of deception.
And as Allah said, he is the greatest of deceivers!
Steve says
No professional army rapes female prisoners. If they do, those soldiers have to face what is called a court-martial.
Moslem armies on the other hand have no leniency to enemy women as we recently saw during Hamas massacre of Israeli women
dunk says
Cease fire,Cease fire ,, Oct,7 Horrible.Now seems to be Israels fault,and the poor Palestinians are suffering.Start from the bottom Hamass, release every one they stole,I mean even UN and US must have an inkling that theft is universally a crime.Then maybe a ceasefire
Reader says
Al Jazeera story claiming Israeli soldiers committed rape inside Al Shifa hospital was fake; Palestinian woman now says she made it up to whip up public anger
https://www.opindia.com/2024/03/al-jazeera-story-claiming-israeli-soldiers-committed-rape-inside-al-shifa-hospital-was-fake/
Martin Fidel says
🤣🤣🤣🤣 the biden administration is just too funny 🤣🤣🤣🤣 What a bunch of useless 🤡🤡 they are !!!