Social media platforms were filled with comments celebrating the 27th speech by Abu Ubaida, the military spokesman for the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement, in which he announced the capture, wounding and killing of a group of Israeli soldiers in a complex operation that took place yesterday, Saturday, in the Jabalia camp, located east of Gaza.
But this announcement was not all that Al-Qassam had in mind. After the “Abu Ubaida” announcement, the Brigades published another video showing what appeared to be an Israeli soldier being dragged into a tunnel. Al-Qassam concluded the clip with the phrase, “This is what was allowed to be published, and the rest of the discussion.”
With the announcement of “Abu Ubaida” and the publication of the clip by the Al-Qassam Brigades, the Israeli army was quick to deny the news, and Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee said, “We make it clear that there is no incident of kidnapping a soldier.”
The 27th speech from the first of October 7th until today
May twenty-sixth
The 233rd day of the war on Gaza
You kill a group and you capture a group
A vehicle operation was carried out on Saturday afternoon, and they were killed and wounded (and captured) from a distance of zero
Capture process
It is a jihad of victory or martyrdom
You did not kill them, but God killed them— palastiney7 (@palastiney7) May 25, 2024
The hashtag #capture_of_soldiers trended on social media platforms in several Arab countries, rejoicing over the “Abu Ubaida” announcement, as well as the video of dragging the Israeli soldier. Tweeters expressed their admiration for the integrated system that Al-Qassam possesses from a military and media standpoint, commenting by saying, “We find that the resistance possesses great systems that are almost superior to great armies. The most prominent of which is the media system, as well as the sniper units, and the monitoring and intelligence system. These files of the resistance are very superior in them and they surprise everyone day after day.”
Within hours, the army will publish the details of what happened. It may be discreet or it may announce, and it does not know what documentation the resistance has specifically. The failure to publish all the scenes by Al-Qassam comes within the framework of psychological warfare to spread more destabilization and mistrust. Certainly, if the enemy hides its losses, Al-Qassam will spread a scandal. The entire enemy elite…
– Sabri 🇵🇸 (@sabrifarra24) May 25, 2024
Tweeters said that Gaza’s surprise of capturing soldiers and neutralizing others means that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not only lost the war, but is on his way to losing the negotiations, after months of deception and deception, according to what they said, and that there are two options before Netanyahu: a war that ends with more losses, Or negotiations that end with an exchange deal and save a little face for the entity and its exhausted army.
One of the bloggers commented on the clip, saying, “Although Al-Qassam has been documenting its operations since the beginning of the war, for Al-Qassam to announce the capture of soldiers (and any special forces soldiers) is something that is difficult to believe for many as well.” It is true that Al-Qassam may have documentation of the capture process, and that the Israeli government She knows the truth well, “but I am eagerly awaiting how Netanyahu and Gallant will respond.”
Netanyahu lost the war… and he will lose the negotiations
Gaza’s surprise of capturing soldiers and neutralizing others means that Netanyahu not only lost the war, but is on his way to losing the negotiations, after months of deception and deception.
In the face of an exhausted army, suffering from weak morale and a decline in will, there are men who are reorganizing their ranks and attacking…– Ahmed Ramadan (@AhmedRamadan_SY) May 25, 2024
Activists mocked the statement made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and some of his ministers that military pressure would help in liberating the prisoners, but what happened was the opposite, as the number of prisoners increased after 8 months of aggression.
Some bloggers pointed to Abu Ubaida’s short moment of silence when he said the phrase “after they signed,” and they worked hard to explain and explain, considering that “this light silence is called a ‘stroke’ in rhetoric, and its purpose is to draw attention to the most important thing that will be said in the speech.”
That light silence of Abu Ubaida in the last video when he said: “After they fell,” is called in rhetoric a “silence.” Its purpose is to draw attention to the most important thing to be said in the speech.
Since Netanyahu will hear the video translated, and will not pay attention to this rhetorical gesture, I am sure that the masked person intends to raise the pressure of the Arab Zionists 😏
Enjoy 🔻 pic.twitter.com/J3rRM9IT0F— Hicham Moufek (@MoufekHicham) May 25, 2024
Followers drew attention to some observations that appeared in the video related to the Israeli soldier, saying, “The drawn soldier’s pants are not military pants, but rather semi-civilian pants, and the shoes are not the shoes of the Paratroopers Brigade (brown with long necks), and they are not shoes belonging to fighters from another brigade.” .
One of them added that no military unit places silencers on the weapons of its fighters in the heart of the battlefield, and while the enemy army spokesman denied that any of their soldiers were kidnapped, it is likely that the unit is not affiliated with the army, but rather a unit affiliated with the Shin Bet or another special unit.
Notes on the process video:
The drawn soldier’s trousers are not military trousers, but semi-civilian trousers.
The shoes are also not the shoes of the Paratroopers Brigade (the brown one with the long neck), and they are not the shoes of fighters from another brigade.
No military unit places silencers on the weapons of its fighters in the heart of the battlefield.
all of these…
– Saeed Ziad | Saeed Ziad (@saeedziad) May 25, 2024
Bloggers reacted to the photo in which the Qassam fighter appeared, dragging an Israeli soldier in full gear, and cited parts of the song “I Call You,” by Ahmed Kaabour, “I call you harder on your hands, kiss the ground beneath your shoes, and say, ‘I will ransom you.’”
Do you remember the lyrics of the song: I Call You by Ahmed Kaabour?
“I’m calling you
Harder on your hands
I kiss the ground beneath your shoes
And I say, I will redeem you.”These are the images of hands and soles referred to in the text above pic.twitter.com/S8VD6bLqbF
– Khaled Safi 🇵🇸 Khaled Safi (@KhaledSafi) May 25, 2024
Activists mocked the Israeli army’s denial of kidnapping any Israeli soldier in Gaza, and re-published the denial of the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations after the masked man announced the news of soldier Shaul Aaron in 2014. Two days later, Tel Aviv acknowledged Aaron’s capture, and pointed out that history was repeating itself, and that Israel would She announces the new capture operation of the resistance, and she will not be able to hide it.
Here is the news that Israel denied kidnapping Shaul Aron in 2014, before admitting it two days later, as is happening now. pic.twitter.com/SwFUQSxeIL
— Tamer | Tamer (@tamerqdh) May 25, 2024
Others posed a sarcastic question, saying, “Now the question remains: Will Netanyahu seek to return the prisoners of 2014, the prisoners of October 7, or the prisoners of May 25?”
Another commented and said: “They are the actions of the people of Gaza who know how to defend their land and restore what the enemy has usurped from them. Will, determination, and experience that exceeded all expectations and rare courage covered by a strong faith in God, trust in Him, and innovative martial arts that humiliated the enemy, admired the world, and disappointed Israel’s supporters.”
This is the first time that the Al-Qassam Brigades have announced the capture of Israeli soldiers in Gaza since the Al-Aqsa Flood Battle launched by the Palestinian resistance on October 7.
