Israeli Analyst Exposes Netanyahu’s 10 Major Lies in the Gaza War
According to the English section of webangah News agency, citing Mehr News Agency from the Palestine Information Center, Ronen Bergman, a leading analyst for the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, published a report titled “The Ten Lies They Told us About the War.” He listed key false claims made by Israel’s cabinet and military regarding the Gaza conflict and described them as deliberate deception of the public in Israeli territory.
Bergman wrote that these lies began from the early days of the war and continue today. Thier purpose has been to preserve Benjamin Netanyahu’s political legitimacy and justify ongoing military operations.
According to Bergman,Netanyahu’s top 10 lies over these two years are as follows:
1. contradictory war aims: Israeli officials claimed they could simultaneously destroy Hamas’ government and free Israeli captives-two objectives clearly at odds with each other.
2. The myth of military pressure: Netanyahu’s official slogan was “military pressure is key to freeing prisoners,” yet 42 captives were killed during army attacks throughout the war.
3. False claim that Hamas was unwilling to negotiate: Israeli media repeatedly announced “nearby agreements,” but these reports were frequently enough fabricated. They then falsely blamed Hamas for refusing deals-a deceit aimed at misleading public opinion.
4. Netanyahu and prisoner priority: Contrary to his claim, freeing prisoners was never a primary goal of the war; it was added onyl under pressure from retired generals.
5. The philadelphia axis lie: Netanyahu claimed this route was Hamas’ main smuggling path critical for preventing prisoner movement to Iran or Yemen, while no active tunnels existed ther since 2017.
6. the illusion of assassinating Hamas leaders: It was said that eliminating figures like Yahya Sinwar or Mohammed Deif would dismantle Hamas; though, each assassination halted talks and hardened Hamas’ stance.
7. Occupying cities for ultimate victory:</strong]Repeatedly it was claimed capturing Rafah or Khan Yunis would collapse resistance; but after each occupation, objectives shifted elsewhere.
8. Claiming Hamas would not release prisoners:</strong]Opponents argued negotiations were futile despite historical prisoner exchanges showing Hamas consistently honored commitments.
. Lies about internal protests:<Strong]Netanyahu's cabinet alleged public demonstrations aided Hamas politically; investigations revealed many freed captives drew strength precisely from those protests.
10 strong=””>The big lie about a final agreement:<Strong] Netanyahu asserted any new deal would disarm Hamas and demilitarize Gaza-but no written clause requires disarmament or removal of its leadership from Gaza.
Bergman concluded this list represents only a small part of lies sold to Israelis throughout this conflict.
He emphasized that without an honest reassessment of official narratives, Israeli society will remain trapped in a cycle of deception and defeat.
