Israeli Reporters said that the Israeli Army used the media to implicate Hamas in its net. Because of this, dozens of militants of this terrorist organization were killed in the army’s action. In fact, the Israeli military issued a statement to the media that Israeli air and land forces are attacking the Gaza Strip. This brief statement fueled speculation that Israel had launched a ground attack on the Gaza Strip. Some reporters even said that the attack has started.
A few hours after this, the military issued an explanation that there is no Israeli army within Gaza. But by then many big media institutions had informed that the ground attack has started. Meanwhile, Hamas fighters moved to defensive sites in an underground network of tunnels known as metros. The army said that Israel called 160 fighter aircraft and bombed the tunnels for 40 minutes.
Media used to trap terrorists
Israel’s ‘Channel 13 TV’ journalist Or Heller said that he believed that hundreds of extremists were killed during this period. However, the army termed it as reporting done due to misunderstanding. But Israeli journalists said the media was used to trap Hamas militants in a deadly trap, possibly killing dozens of fighters. Heller said, he did not lie. They cheated. He was shrewd and it was successful.
Israel responsible for violence in Gaza-Jerusalem: Mahmoud Abbas
On the other hand, Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas has strongly condemned Israel for the ongoing violence in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and Jerusalem. The Palestinian President said that Israel is killing Palestinian civilians in Gaza in a brutal and sponsored manner. Mahmoud Abbas has appealed to US President Joe Biden to intervene in the matter before the situation gets out of control. Apart from this, he also demanded the United Nations to intervene.