Gaza's civil defense spokesman is a Hamas terrorist, documents found by IDF show

[Beastly Boy]

Mahmoud Bassal, the spokesperson for Gaza’s Civil Defense, who has issued hundreds of statements to international media since the war began, is an active Hamas operative, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Sunday—611 days after the October 7 massacre.

According to the IDF, Bassal has abused his role by spreading false and unverified information to the international media, while falsely attributing war crimes to Israel and by presenting fabricated data. This information receives global media exposure, including in Israeli media, often fueling sharp criticism of Israel’s conduct in Gaza.

The IDF said that, following an analysis of documents found during operational activity in the Gaza Strip, it became clear that Bassal is a member of Hamas. The military added that he serves a propaganda and psychological warfare function under the guise of a civilian organization.

“Bassal’s materials receive global media exposure and has caused a severe distortion of the reality on the ground,” the IDF said in a statement, noting that the documents include records of Bassal’s recruitment into Hamas’ military apparatus and lists identifying him as a member of the terror group. The IDF warned media outlets to “exercise caution regarding unverified information published by the Hamas terrorist organization and, in particular, by Civil Defense in the Gaza Strip.”

https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hj7sxrfmxx

[malaise]

1. Israel's Prime Minister is a war criminal

That is all

[Beastly Boy]

2. Ok, how does this relate to the OP?

[Eko]

3. Same people who killed ambulance drivers driving ambulances with flashing lights?

[Beastly Boy]

5. No, the Hamas "police". He is their chief and a terrorist bigwig.

So much for the nonsense that Hamas police is not the same thing as Hamas terrorists.

[Eko]

6. It is the same group that killed the ambulance drivers, the IDF. Not sure I trust them.

[Beastly Boy]

7. Mmmm-kay, keep deflecting.

[Eko]

8. Its the IDF saying they have proof, same one who killed Ambulance drivers so its not deflecting.

[Cha]

10. Always with the "Deflection".. Cannot address

the reality and Horror of HAMAS!

[Mossfern]

4. I see a bunch of attempted distraction here ....

Why?
No one's saying that Netanyahu is a good guy if Bassal is a bad guy.
Surely people here area much more mature and sophisticated than that.

[Eko]

9. Cause its Netanyahu's intelligence saying Bassal is a bad guy.

[Cha]

11. ".. has caused a severe distortion of the reality on the ground,.. "

No Shite!

[karynnj]

12. Given that the government itself is Hamas., how is this surprising?

I would hope that any partisan spokesperson's comments would be fact checked as much as possible. Both Hamas and Israel have had times when they had to step back from their first statements.

I would say it is often Israeli media and opposition MK who have first questioned some inaccurate Israeli accounts. I don't think there is a parallel pushback of Gazans correcting the Hamas accounts.

[Beastly Boy]

14. I was not surprised, for sure.

But I have seen posts saying that the Hamas police is more trustworthy than Hamas because they are not Hamas.

Go figure...

[Mountainguy]

13. Hell, i could have told them that

There are no civilian agencies in Gaza.