Exposed Hamas Staged Incident... The Girl Killed in Israeli Airstrike Was a 'Doll'

Video Posted on Hamas Account Deleted After Controversy
Global Netizens Mock with Neologism 'Pallywood'

The Palestinian armed group Hamas has been heavily criticized after being exposed for posting a fake funeral video that staged a 'doll' as a girl who died in an Israeli military bombing.

On the 14th, a video recently posted on a Telegram account distributing Hamas propaganda rapidly spread on social media platforms such as X (formerly Twitter). Titled "Funeral of a child killed by Zionists (Israel)," the video begins with a scene showing a young girl who appears severely injured being rushed to a hospital. Reporters watching the girl being transported at the hospital entrance take photos by pressing their camera shutters.

Hamas posted a propaganda video depicting a doll as a deceased girl, but deleted it after controversy arose. [Image source=Captured from X (formerly Twitter), Yonhap News]

In the next scene, a hospital staff member hands over the deceased girl wrapped in a shroud to a guardian. The guardian, upon receiving the child, looks at the girl with sad eyes and then kisses her.

However, the figure wrapped in the shroud was not an actual girl but a doll. Although bloodstains and wounds were drawn on the 'fake' girl's face, the close-up shots clearly revealed that it was a doll, quickly exposing the deception. Some interpret this as Hamas attempting to disguise a doll as a deceased girl to use it as evidence of the 'Israeli military's brutal retaliatory attack.'

After the 'manipulation' controversy arose following the posting of the video, Hamas hastily deleted the original footage. However, videos captured by netizens beforehand are rapidly spreading and being shared on social media.

Global netizens who watched the video have even coined the new term "Pallywood" to mock Hamas. "Pallywood" is a combination of "Palestine" and "Hollywood."

Viewers of the video commented, "There might be more dolls disguised as corpses besides this one," "It's almost like Hollywood acting," and "Did they really think people would side with them (Hamas) after seeing this?"?all mocking Hamas.

Meanwhile, the Israeli government strongly condemned this fabrication through its official accounts.

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