Category: False claims about October 7

Claims about October 7th that turned out to be untrue.

How a Well-Connected Israeli Legal Expert Influenced the UN Investigation Into Sexual Violence on October 7

Israeli legal scholar and women’s rights advocate Ruth Halperin-Kaddari leveraged her friendship with the UN’s special representative to produce a report on Oct 7 that implemented Israel’s interests.

Israel still can’t find any 7 October rape victims, prosecutor admits

Almost from the first hours of October 7, Israel and its supporters spread claims about mass rapes of Israelis by Palestinian fighters. An Israeli prosecutor admits that there are still zero complainants in alleged cases of rapes committed by Palestinians on Oct. 7, 2023.

How Israel killed hundreds of its own people on October 7

A year’s worth of The Electronic Intifada’s investigative reporting, extensive monitoring and translation of the Hebrew-language Israeli media, and more has revealed that during the 7th offensive, Israel expanded the use of its murderous “Hannibal Directive” – designed to prevent soldiers from being taken alive as prisoners of war – by killing many of its own civilians… In fact, “Hannibal” began less than an hour after the Palestinian offensive began…