Pro-Palestinian and anti-genocide protestors near the White House, Washington DC. Photo: AFP.
By Al Mayadeen – Jun 9, 2024
Following the announcement by the Zionist regime, “Israel”, of the “successful” rescue of four of its citizens held by the Palestinian Resistance in the Nuseirat camp, in the center of the Gaza Strip, Western media covered the event as a breakthrough in the war, and they ignored the massacre associated with that operation [which has taken the lives of more than 283 Palestinians, mostly women and children].
Instead of acknowledging the several hundred martyrs and wounded civilians, or the death of other prisoners and an officer, they highlighted the role of US advisors in this event, and its link to the internal Israeli political context.
The biased narrative of the event demonstrates once again the complicity of the world hegemonic press with the crimes of the Zionist regime, by using audio and video fragments in accordance with the Israeli propaganda agenda.
While exaggerating Israeli speeches highlighted the recovery of four people, they ignored the victims of the massacre, or justified it as an unfortunate result of a necessary process.
Some media even tried to reinforce to the public the position of extremists in the government by recovering the prisoners “through military actions, not through negotiations.”
However, its supposed achievement at the Nuseirat camp does not change the outcome of the war for the Zionist regime, but rather reinforces the paradox of its dependence on US military, ground and intelligence support.
The Western media did not draw attention to the fact that in eight months of straining all their intelligence and technological capabilities, and counting on US support and military superiority, they only recovered four hostages, at the cost of the lives of hundreds.
Therefore, what happened this Saturday does not change anything in the strategic equation and the general panorama of the confrontation, and the occupying entity maintains its state of denial in the face of demonstrated failure. What happened, and will happen from now on, is a process of managing the damage of a failure that will haunt it for a long time.
In fact, the occupation forces failed to displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, nor impose a convenient norm there, and none of their stated objectives were achieved, as several of their leaders, officials and allies acknowledged.
Viewed more broadly, “Israel” is in a state of turmoil, its deterrence has collapsed, and the weapons it has always boasted of are attacked every day. It is humiliated and shamed on the northern front and tries in vain to separate the aggression in Gaza from the responses of the Resistance support fronts in the region.
In the global context it is a pariah entity, since public opinion has turned against it, not only with hostile statements, but with its support for the Resistance within the framework of a strategic change never witnessed before.
Added to this is the wait of rulings in international courts, while its ally the United States can no longer cover up its misdeeds and crimes.
This process does not answer the occupation’s most important questions: how will it get its prisoners back? How will the settlers from the north return? How is deterrence restored? How will its global reputation be restored? How will it achieve victory and restore confidence in the army and in the entity itself?
US hypocrisy and participation in the massacre
Regarding the role of the United States, two important facts came to light. The first, is its open participation of the planning, which confirms its direct and declared responsibility for this massacre–along with many others–it would not be surprising to also later learn of US soldiers on the ground.
The second factor is the falsehood of North American humanitarian headlines, and the proof that its maritime dock is a military and security center at the service of the Israeli troops, as was demonstrated this Saturday, since it was the focus of the operation, according to the Israeli narrative.
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However, the United States actually used humanitarian aid tools to build a base and use it to serve the military and security purposes of the Israeli occupier. This confirms its hypocrisy in the face of the accusations made by countries, groups and individuals, and in its justifications of the attacks on hospitals as supposed bases of the Resistance.
Regarding the internal political context, some observers highlighted that the prisoner recovery event is part of the management of the internal battle of extreme division and polarization, with exchanges of accusations and responsibilities for the accumulated failure, and therefore an attempt to save the Israeli war cabinet from collapse.
This is proven by the coverage from the Israeli media and their efforts to paint an unrealistic scene than the usual one during the months of aggression, to cover up the military and security failures.
Even the head of the occupation government, Benjamin Netanyahu, rushed to meet with the rescued prisoners to exploit the matter for his fleeting political interest.
Regarding the negotiation file, analysts consider the scene drawn in the media as another maneuver to try to misconstrue the Resistance’s decision in the face of US pressure to accept the Israeli proposal in a negotiated agreement.
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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