Where Were Your Eyes On...": Israel's Response to the "All Eyes On Rafah" Image

 Where Were Your Eyes On...": Israel's Response to the "All Eyes On Rafah" Image

At least 45 civilians, including children, were killed at a refugee camp in Rafah due to an Israeli air strike aimed at destroying Hamas.

New Delhi: Celebrities, athletes, and millions of social media users worldwide have been sharing the 'All Eyes On Rafah' campaign to highlight Israel's air strikes in Rafah, a southern city in war-torn Gaza. An Israeli air strike targeting Hamas killed at least 45 civilians, including children, at a refugee camp in Rafah. The incident has sparked international outrage, further isolating Israel globally over the war in Gaza.

In response, Israel shared an image asking why people did not post about the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7. That attack resulted in the deaths of about 1,160 people in Israel, mostly civilians. The terrorists also took around 250 hostages, dozens of whom were released during a week-long truce in November. Israel believes that 99 hostages remain alive in terrorist hands, while 31 have died.

Israel's retaliatory military campaign to destroy Hamas has killed at least 31,112 people, according to the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza.

Amid widespread condemnation, Israel denied targeting the Rafah camp, stating that the damage was caused by a secondary fire from a rocket hitting a Hamas weapons facility.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the government headed by Benjamin Netanyahu posted an image accompanied by the caption "Where were your eyes on October 7". The picture shows a Hamas terrorist standing in front of a baby.

The response came hours after the 'All Eyes On Rafah' campaign went viral, with nearly 45 million users sharing it on Instagram. The image depicts densely packed rows of tents stretching endlessly across a desert landscape overshadowed by mountains, symbolizing the hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who fled there during Israel's military campaign against Hamas.

Some of the Indian celebrities who posted the "All Eyes On Rafah" image included Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Varun Dhawan, and Samantha Ruth Prabhu.