An AI-generated image captioned "All Eyes on Rafah" has gone viral. In response, thousands of Israelis launched a counter-campaign sharing images of hostages held by Hamas, captioned "Where were your eyes on October 7?" and "Bring Them Home." But then all hell broke loose.

"Ms. Haley, known for her long-standing 'love' for our country, decided to hammer into the heads of the Israeli public a 'version' she invented in the spirit of conspiracy theories about Russia’s imaginary 'involvement'," the federation's statement read after the former ambassador said Hamas likely had Russian intelligence.

The IDF has yet to confirm the specific munition used in the attack but stated their investigation is ongoing. They suggested a secondary explosion may have ignited fires that caused additional casualties.

To summarize his thesis, Israel should not invade Rafah since it can never, ever, fully succeed in its mission of obliterating Hamas.

Israel says it is carrying out limited operations in eastern Rafah along the Gaza-Egypt border, as the United States and other allies of Israel have warned against a full-fledged offensive in the city.