You know, if I were a PR guy and got reports from medical staff of, I dunno, mass rapes, tranquilizers being used, etc. I would NOT fire out this report immediately via my state's media. I'd hurriedly find respected professionals from countries that have absolutely no reason to pull punches or be nice to mine, get them visas and whatever else is required, and get them access to the medical reports, victim testimony, etc. and have THEM release the information then refer to it in my future PR announcements.
The fact that Israel isn't even like paying off people to put out fake reports to reference is just sad. I thought the IDF and Mossad were this untouchable, scary apparatus of technology and state? Give us some lies that we can't look at and go "so... no actual source beyond claims by Israelis?" (And not even the victims, but "witnesses" after the fact).
I thought Rumsfeld and Powell's (double rot in piss) selling of the Iraq invasion was a clownshow, but holy shit man.
It's hilarious they even feel the need to spin this, like the hostages couldn't just be happy they weren't going to be drone striked by the IOF like the dozens of other hostages? No, they must all be in a K-hole.
Lord forbid my captors threaten me with a good time. Did the tranqs also make them look healthy and well cared after considering 50 days of bombardment too?
So we're not supposed to trust the Hamas run health ministry (with a record for honest reporting), but we're supposed to trust the Knesset health committee, with Israel having a history of blatantly lying as long as they can until constant investigations give them no avenue to continue lying?