Let’s talk about the Beit Lahia protests. Western media’s attempt to label them ā€œanti-Hamasā€ is deeply misleading - and here’s why:

The majority of placards and chants are demanding an end to the genocide. Palestinians are pleading for basic rights, food, water, and the right to live.

Yes, some anti-Hamas chants are heard, but there’s no evidence to suggest these protests are solely ā€œanti-Hamas.ā€ By generalizing them, Western media shifts blame from Israel’s destruction of Gaza, its massacres, and its blockade that’s starving and suffocating the population.

This narrative also fuels Netanyahu’s claim that ā€œthe plan is working,ā€ emboldening Israel to justify the illegal occupation and ethnic cleansing of Gaza they openly advocate.