Social media accounts posted a design attributed to Al Jazeera Palestine, which contained a statement attributed to Hamas leader Osama Hamdan, which read: “Those who came out today against Hamas are being driven by the occupation from dark, closed rooms.”
Kashif verified the design and found it to be fabricated, and the statement to be plagiarism. Kashif’s team searched Al Jazeera Palestine’s social media accounts and found no references to the circulating design and statement.
Kashif found that the Al-Jazeera Palestine account on X had published, on 12/11/2023, a design identical to the one currently in circulation, containing the same image of Hamas leader Osama Hamdan, but with a different statement, which read: “Hamas leader Osama Hamdan: There are efforts being made by our brothers in Qatar and Egypt regarding prisoner exchange negotiations.”
The movement’s Telegram channel, “Tabin – Hamas,” also denied the authenticity of the statement attributed to Hamdan, stressing that it was a false statement that Hamdan did not make, and that official statements and declarations are published through the official Hamas channel.
A demonstration took place in the town of Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, 25/3/2025, demanding an end to the aggression on the Strip. Demonstrators chanted slogans against Hamas.
| Sources of Claim | Sources of Verification |
| Alaa Hashem Manasra Thoth Al_Copty Ranem El Ali Abdul Karim Al-Awad Nael Alian, media personality Hamouda Amal Jalaita | Al Jazeera Palestine’s social media accounts Al Jazeera Palestine reveals – Hamas Arab TV |
