On November 29, lawyer Irakli Zakareishvili published a photo showing a woman kissing a man wearing a military uniform. According to the author of the post, this woman is a freed Jew who kisses a Hamas soldier on the forehead in farewell. The photo is accompanied by a caption in Arabic: “One picture is worth a thousand words.” An Israeli prisoner stuns the world.”
The photo disseminated on social media is altered. In fact, the woman’s face is manually inserted in the shot which was taken on the day of the exchange of hostages between Israel and Hamas. The altered nature of the content is visible even to the naked eye.
On November 24, at the end of the first day of the four-day Israel-Hamas truce, “Hamas”, which is recognized as a terrorist organization by the US and the European Union, released 24 hostages in exchange for 39 Palestinian prisoners. In the video published by Hamas’ military wing – Al-Qassam Brigade, women and children are sitting in a transport with the help of Hamas military and Red Cross representatives.
The footage, shared by social media users, can be seen at the 33-second mark of a video uploaded on YouTube by The Times. At this moment, a Hamas soldier and a representative of the Red Cross are helping the child in the red hood to get into the transport. At the same time, a representative of the Red Cross, wearing a white uniform, takes something from the car (probably clothes) and gives it to someone outside, therefore, his outstretched hand is also visible in the shot.
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As for the altered photo itself, if we look closely, we will find some unnatural details and inaccuracies. For example, the skin of a woman who “kisses” a soldier on the forehead is too white compared to the skin of other people or the video taken under those conditions. In addition, the face of the woman and the forehead of the “Hamas” fighter are artificially grown into each other. Also, the fingers of the woman are unnatural, and the hand itself is unnaturally wrapped around the head of the “Hamas” soldier.
On November 28, the fifth day of the temporary truce made between Israel and Hamas, when the agreement was extended for 48 hours, Hamas released 13 more hostages.
The ceasefire in Gaza has been in effect since November 24. Under the terms of the agreement reached between the parties, the release of Israeli hostages from Gaza, the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli prisons, and the provision of humanitarian aid to the Palestinians were to be implemented.
The temporary truce was initially in effect for four days, during which 51 Israeli citizens and more than 20 foreigners returned to Israel. A ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners was extended for two more days on November 27, with the condition that 10 Israeli hostages would be released in exchange for 30 Palestinians each day. On November 30, another agreement was reached, according to which the truce was extended by one more day, to a total of 7 days.
About the Source
Lawyer Irakli Zakareishvili often publishes posts with anti-Western, anti-Ukrainian, and anti-opposition content. Since the emergence of the Israel-Hamas war on October 7, 2023, the user has been spreading disinformation regularly. False information spread by Zakareishvili has been debunked by “Myth Detector” many times in the past.
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