A 45-second clip was shared repeatedly on Facebook (archived) and X social media (archived) captioned “Israeli soldier after returning from Gaza - We fought with ghosts, I was saved from hell.
Netanyahu deceives his people with video and says we are winning.”However, a Reuters translation of the man’s remarks in Hebrew in the video clip is: “I am in pain about Yigal along with you.
A video of an injured Israeli police officer sending a recorded message to members of his unit does not accuse Israel's prime minister of deception.
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