An AI-generated image showing a tent camp for displaced Palestinians and the slogan “All eyes on Rafah” has gone viral on Instagram, shared by more than 46 million users as of Thursday morning. The image has been reshared on every other Instagram Story since Monday, a day after Israel’s deadly attack on Gaza’s Rafah.
What Does ‘All Eyes On Rafah’ Mean?
– The slogan “All eyes on Rafah” is a call to attention to the situation in Rafah, the southernmost city of the Gaza Strip, near the border with Egypt. Rafah has seen large numbers of Palestinians fleeing violence in other parts of Gaza. Now 14 lakh people are taking shelter there.
-Israel claimed that four brigades of Hamas, the Palestinian group that rules the Strip, were present there and had launched attacks on the city despite its large civilian population.
-The phrase “all eyes are on Rafah” is believed to stem from a comment by Rick Pepperkorn, director of the World Health Organization’s Office for the Occupied Palestinian Territories, who said in February that “all eyes are on Rafah”. The phrase is meant as a request to viewers not to stay away from the crisis in Rafah.
What’s happening In Rafah?
Two days after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Israel to halt its offensive on Rafah, an Israeli airstrike on Sunday killed at least 45 people in al-Mawasi in western Rafah, previously declared a safe zone. I went.
Pictures from the scene show that the area is engulfed in flames and Palestinians are running in terror. Disturbing videos shared on social media showed a severely burnt body and a man holding what appeared to be the headless body of a small child.
Another Israeli attack on a displacement camp west of Rafah on Tuesday killed 21 people, at least 12 of those killed were women.
Israel has killed at least 36,171 people in Gaza since October 7, according to the health ministry in Gaza.
Counter Pro-Israel AI image
A pro-Israel AI-generated image has been created to counter the ‘All Eyes on Rafah’ campaign running on social media. The picture reads, “Where were your eyes on October 7?” And has been shared by 474,000 people on Instagram Stories as of Thursday morning.
Hamas attacks on October 7 killed approximately 1,160 people in Israel, mostly civilians. The militants also captured about 250 hostages, dozens of whom were released during a week-long ceasefire in November.
The image depicts a Hamas soldier standing over a red-haired infant, believed to be Kfir Bibas. According to The Times of Israel, Kfir is a 9-month-old baby who was taken hostage along with his mother and brother on October 7.
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