Stealth, with a helmet and a jacket.. How did tweeters react to Netanyahu’s visit to Gaza during the truce?

A video clip in which Israeli occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared surrounded by heavily armed soldiers, during a tour in which Israeli media said he inspected his army forces in the Gaza Strip, sparked interaction on social media.

Today, Sunday, the temporary truce between the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and the Israeli occupation entered its fourth day, and includes a cessation of all hostilities in all areas of the Gaza Strip, to provide the opportunity for humanitarian relief to the residents of Gaza and the exchange of prisoners.

Israeli media and accounts published a video clip in which Netanyahu appeared wearing a military helmet and a bullet-proof vest among his heavily armed soldiers, as part of what they said was an inspection tour of army forces in Gaza, while his spokesman said that he entered one of the Hamas tunnels that were discovered, and received briefings. Concerning military operations.

While the Israeli media reported that the visit took place on the third day of the temporary truce, the American New York Times said that “it was not clear when Netanyahu’s visit to the Gaza Strip took place or what specific places he visited.”

But it was likely that Netanyahu visited the areas controlled by the Israeli army in the northern Gaza Strip, adding that the Israeli government withheld information related to the visit until Netanyahu left the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli Prime Minister was accompanied – in this first visit of its kind since the start of the war – by National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegvi, his Military Secretary, Avi Gil, and Amir Baram, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army, according to the New York Times, citing officials.

It’s over politically

The Shabakat program (11/27/2023) monitored tweeters’ comments on this visit, including what Anwar said: “Netanyahu was not able to visit his collapsed forces in Gaza except during the truce period. Netanyahu is politically finished, and his list will not be established, regardless of the outcome of the events.”

Meanwhile, Issa wrote, “Today Netanyahu, yesterday his Defense Minister Gallant, both of them visited the outskirts of Gaza at the time of the truce… meaning when the firing stopped… meaning they entered it stealthily like thieves and it was a quick visit surrounded by secrecy. They were wearing bullet-proof vests, meaning they were not (Reassured, this is what the occupiers do.)

As for Abbas Zuhri, he tweeted, “According to the course of events and after Netanyahu’s visit to northern Gaza to prove that he had returned to occupying it, Hamas handed over the prisoners today in northern Gaza. I believe that after the truce, if something happens, Netanyahu will leave his position in This round will be stronger than the one before it.”

In the same context, Muhammad wrote, “Netanyahu visited northern Gaza during the day under cover of the truce, but he will go in the evening to chair his war council to discuss extending the truce. He is still under the control of Yahya Sinwar. Of course, the pictures were published after his return and not during the visit (a theft and show off visit).”

The Hamas movement’s comment on the visit was not long in coming, as it came from the group’s leader, Bassem Naim, who said: “Netanyahu’s surreptitious entry into the Gaza Strip to take propaganda photos is not considered a show of strength, but rather a defeat.”

Netanyahu’s tour in Gaza came one day after a visit by his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to the Strip across the sea with the Navy Commander, Admiral David Sa’ar Salama. During his visit, Gallant said that the army would not leave Gaza until all the hostages were returned.