News - NBC News: Misinformation about Gaza events weaken trust in Israel

Along with its fight against Hamas, Israel is waging another battle: trying to convince the world, and especially the United States, that this is a just war, NBC News writes. Lately, Israel's efforts in public relations have been vigorous, aiming to assert that the attacks on Gaza were justified and executed with measures to reduce civilian casualties. In its recent plea to international allies, Israel presented several fragments of information that were either inaccurate or disputable. This included the asserting that Hamas militants engaged in kidnappings adhered to the Arabic calendar as an alternate schedule, as well as using curtains as alleged evidence that the hostage video was captured in a hospital. The credibility of Israel has been diminished by the questionable evidence it presented. Israel asserts that there is solid proof indicating the presence of Hamas headquarters beneath Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, several experts say. According to a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, ironically, even if they come across something credible, there's a high probability that their discoveries will be met with disbelief because, by now, their credibility has been undermined. It’s not the first time Israel has been accused of spreading disinformation. PM Netanyahu's spokesperson for Arab media, recently uploaded a video on X (formerly Twitter), allegedly showing residents in Gaza pretending to have injuries using makeup. Even though numerous individuals corrected him, stating that the footage originated from a Lebanese film, it had not been taken down as of Friday.