Earlier today, Hamas released a chilling image of hostage Matan Zangauker over an AI image of a bag containing human pieces, paired with a threat that “He will not return alive.” For hours, they pushed a false narrative: that Israel was mounting a rescue operation for Matan in Gaza. But now it’s clear: that lie was strategic. A calculated move to deter an IDF strike on a key Hamas target by faking the presence of a hostage. And the timing is a precision cruelty. The image was dropped on Saturday, just before the weekly protests. Matan’s mother is one of the most vocal critics of Netanyahu, Hamas knew exactly what they were doing. They aren’t just playing politics. They’re playing with grief of a mother. This isn’t about negotiations. It’s about weaponizing despair. For Hamas, every hostage is a pawn, used not for peace, but for psychological warfare. There is no bottom to their barbarity.
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