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Hamas Abducts and Kills Israeli Military Dog, Uses It to Film Propaganda Video
A trainer and canine from the Oketz Unit of the Israel Defense Forces. Photo: IDF
The Israel military on Thursday refuted accusations that one of its canines mauled an elderly Palestinian woman in her home in the northern Gaza city of Jabaliya, revealing that the dog was actually abducted and killed by the terrorist group Hamas.
Earlier this week, the Qatar-based news network Al Jazeera reported on footage of a dog from the Oketz canine unit of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) appearing to attack the woman. The brutal scene sparked outcry against the IDF online and throughout the Arab world.
According to the IDF, however, the German Shepherd in the video was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists, who subsequently used it to film the attack before killing the animal and booby-trapping its body with explosives in the event that Israeli soldiers tried to retrieve their canine comrade.
“The dog shown in the video is an Oketz unit dog that was abducted by the Hamas terrorist organization along with the combat equipment on its back. The incident occurred after contact with the dog was lost. The dog was never ordered to harm civilians,” an IDF spokesperson said, according to Israeli media reports. “The dog was killed and booby-trapped to harm our forces, as part of Hamas’ cynical exploitation.”
Earlier in the week on Tuesday, a video released by Al Jazeera showed an elderly, bedridden Palestinian woman, later identified as Dawlat Al Tanani, being mauled after she “refused to be forced out her house.” In an interview with the Qatari network, Al Tanani claimed to suffer “critical injuries” as a result of the attack. An Al Jazeera journalist also claimed to possess unpublished “exclusive footage of the injuries.” Al Tanini did not appear to have any injuries in Al-Jazeera’s interview.
Al Jazzera has been widely accused of broadcasting pro-Hamas propaganda during the war in Gaza. The network is partially funded by Qatar, which for years has hosted the Palestinian terrorist group’s top political leaders.
The footage of the dog attack sparked outrage and condemnation online. Husam Zomlot, the Palestinian ambassador to the UK, posted on X/Twitter, “Shocking footage of an Israeli army dog attacking and viciously biting a 66-year-old Palestinian woman in her house in Jabaliya city, north of Gaza. Cowards!” Others online accused the IDF of “terrorism” and “war crimes.”
Hamas terrorists used the kidnapped dog to film the 12-second propaganda video before killing it and booby-trapping its body, according to the IDF.
The incident was not the first time that false or misleading videos appearing to show Palestinian suffering have circulated online. In 2005, historian Richard Landes coined the term “Pallywood,” a synthesis of “Palestine” and “Hollywood,” to describe instances in which Palestinian and Arab media lied or obfuscated the truth to appeal to Western sympathies.
Mr. FAFO appearing to play the role of radiologist at a Gaza hospital. His other roles include fighter, victim of an Israeli bombardment, singer, terrorist, and foreign correspondent in Gaza Photo: Screenshot
Earlier in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, a Palestinian social media personality known as Mr. FAFO went viral for appearing to show the suffering of Palestinians. It quickly turned out that Mr. FAFO’s escapades, including his numerous injuries, were Hamas propaganda meant to capture the attention and harden the anti-Israel sentiments of impressionable social media users.
Since Hamas terrorists attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing over 1,200 people and taking more than 250 others back to Gaza as hostages, the IDF has deployed its Oketz unit throughout the Palestinian enclave to clear Hamas’ underground tunnels, detect explosives and weapons, find hostages, and prevent Hamas ambushes against IDF soldiers.
According to Israeli press reports, the IDF this week managed to reach the deceased dog’s body and neutralize the charges placed by Hamas. On Wednesday, the dog’s body was reportedly returned to Israel and brought to its military unit for burial.
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Israel Readies for a Nationwide Strike on Sunday
Demonstrators hold signs and pictures of hostages, as relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages kidnapped during the Oct. 7, 2023 attack by Hamas protest demanding the release of all hostages in Tel Aviv, Israel, Feb. 13, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Itai Ron
i24 News – The families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza are calling on for a general strike to be held on Sunday in an effort to compel the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to a deal with Hamas for the release of their loved ones and a ceasefire. According to Israeli officials, 50 hostages now remain in Gaza, of whom 20 are believed to be alive.
The October 7 Council and other groups representing bereaved families of hostages and soldiers who fell since the start of the war declared they were “shutting down the country to save the soldiers and the hostages.”
While many businesses said they would join the strike, Israel’s largest labor federation, the Histadrut, has declined to participate.
Some of the country’s top educational institutions, including the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv University, declared their support for the strike.
“We, the members of the university’s leadership, deans, and department heads, hereby announce that on Sunday, each and every one of us will participate in a personal strike as a profound expression of solidarity with the hostage families,” the Hebrew University’s deal wrote to students.
The day will begin at 6:29 AM, to commemorate the start of the October 7 attack, with the first installation at Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square in Tel Aviv. Further demonstrations are planned at dozens of traffic intersections.
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Netanyahu ‘Has Become a Problem,’Says Danish PM as She Calls for Russia-Style Sanctions Against Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the press on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, July 8, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
i24 News – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has become a “problem,” his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen said Saturday, adding she would try to put pressure on Israel over the Gaza war.
“Netanyahu is now a problem in himself,” Frederiksen told Danish media, adding that the Israeli government is going “too far” and lashing out at the “absolutely appalling and catastrophic” humanitarian situation in Gaza and announced new homes in the West Bank.
“We are one of the countries that wants to increase pressure on Israel, but we have not yet obtained the support of EU members,” she said, specifying she referred to “political pressure, sanctions, whether against settlers, ministers, or even Israel as a whole.”
“We are not ruling anything out in advance. Just as with Russia, we are designing the sanctions to target where we believe they will have the greatest effect.”
The devastating war in Gaza began almost two years ago, with an incursion into Israel of thousands of Palestinian armed jihadists, who perpetrated the deadliest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.
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As Alaska Summit Ends With No Apparent Progress, Zelensky to Meet Trump on Monday
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks at the press conference after the opening session of Crimea Platform conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, 23 August 2023. The Crimea Platform – is an international consultation and coordination format initiated by Ukraine. OLEG PETRASYUK/Pool via REUTERS
i24 News – After US President Donald Trump hailed the “great progress” made during a meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he was set to meet Trump on Monday at the White House.
“There were many, many points that we agreed on, most of them, I would say, a couple of big ones that we haven’t quite gotten there, but we’ve made some headway,” Trump told reporters during a joint press conference after the meeting.
Many observers noted, however, that the subsequent press conference was a relatively muted affair compared to the pomp and circumstance of the red carpet welcome, and the summit produced no tangible progress.
Trump and Putin spoke briefly, with neither taking questions, and offered general statements about an “understanding” and “progress.”
Putin, who spoke first, agreed with Trump’s long-repeated assertion that Russia never would have invaded Ukraine in 2022 had Trump been president instead of Democrat Joe Biden.
Trump said “many points were agreed to” and that “just a very few” issues were left to resolve, offering no specifics and making no reference to the ceasefire he’s been seeking.