🎬Following unverified reports of the death of Saleh Aljafarawi, known as Mr. FAFO, this thread will revisit some moments from the time we’ve known him.
True or not, his presence will be remembered. 🕯️🎬
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2/ Mr. FAFO became widely known after the hospital scene that Palestinians claimed was attacked. The scene drew significant attention due to the evident signs of staging it displayed. x.com/GAZAWOOD1/stat… x.com/GAZAWOOD1/stat…
3/ The scene appeared to many as if it had been filmed twice - once by Mr. FAFO and once by a friend of his.
5/ In this scene, outside Al-Aqsa Hospital — if memory serves — Mr. FAFO was caught on a security camera demonstrating to his Hamas journalist friends how to use small fake explosives for especially dramatic scenes.
His absence will be deeply felt. :(
6/ Mr. FAFO was part of this BBC documentary.
It led to a deeper investigation that joined the @mishtal case - the one that ultimately brought the film down and forced a BBC apology.
@mishtal 7/
It later turned out that Mr.FAFO took part in some scenes coincidentally with BBC crews as the fire erupted, arriving just as people had waited inside the flames for minutes.
Sounds absurd, but according to the BBC & UN that’s exactly what happened.
@mishtal 8/
Not many know this, but Mr. FAFO was a singer - yes, really.
Maybe not quite our style, but he was considered one.
Here he stands before a ruined stadium, expressing his dream to one day sing before his fans.
@mishtal 9/
A rare photo of Mr. FAFO from when we thought he was unbeatable.
At first, we believed he had nine lives like a cat - but after dying many more times, we realized he was more like Agent Smith.
Turns out, even Smith - or Mr. FAFO - can be defeated. :(
@mishtal 10/
Meanwhile - sadly for his fans - reports of Mr. FAFO’s death have been confirmed as true.
May his memory be blessed, inshallah… truly this time.
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Continuing this tragic thread: not long ago, Mr. FAFO looked smug on a show, claiming the IDF was trying to kill him.
Frankly, they did everything not to - even Netflix never made generals laugh like he did.
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Few know this, but Mr. FAFO had a cat named Leo, whom he loved deeply.
Like a few other “miraculous” figures in Gaza, Leo was quite well-fed and well-groomed.
Here are some recent clips of Mr. FAFO with his mourning cat, Leo.
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Naturally, as a journalist affiliated with Hamas, Mr. FAFO enjoyed certain privileges during the war.
Despite his reports of food shortages, he was occasionally seen dining at restaurants - purely by coincidence, of course.
(credit - @imshin)
@mishtal @imshin 14/
Like a classic Gazan journalist, Mr. FAFO loved contradicting himself - at times describing Gaza as an “open-air prison,” and at others posting nostalgic tributes to the “good old days” before October 7, when Gaza looked more like Dubai.
You’ve seen those heart-wrenching clips of Gazans with severed legs that Hamas propaganda blames on Israel.
This thread is a small collection of Hamas shooting Gazans in the legs & executing them, offering a very different perspective.
⚠️WARNING: DISTRESSING TO WATCH⚠️
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2/ All these clips, from August 2024 until now, come from a single source, filmed and proudly posted by Hamas themselves.
⚠️WARNING: DISTRESSING TO WATCH
3/ If you think for a second that the terrified people whose legs Hamas smashed won’t later be told to claim “it was the IDF,” you don’t understand the culture they live under.
🚨Documents found in Gaza reveal:
Hamas is funding and organizing the “Sumud” (Greta) flotilla.
There is a direct link between the flotilla’s leaders and Hamas networks, including the PCPA, a terror arm operating under civilian cover.
@grok can you please translate the images from Arabic to English?
Full text in English image 2:
"The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas – Palestine
Dear brother, Mr. *** (name blurred),
Secretary-General of the Popular Conference of Palestinians Abroad,
May God protect you.
May God bless your efforts, grant you success, and reward you with goodness. We ask the Almighty to guide your steps and prolong your life in service of Palestine, our people, and our sacred cause.
Brother beloved,
We in the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) highly value the efforts of the Popular Conference of Palestinians Abroad and the prominent role it plays in mobilizing our people abroad, organizing their ranks, and strengthening their national role in defending our rights and our cause.
We affirm the importance of cooperation and coordination between us and you in order to serve our people everywhere, and to work together for the realization of our national goals:
Liberating our land,
Returning our refugees,
And confronting the Zionist enemy in all arenas.
We also affirm our continued joint action with all Palestinian national and Islamic forces, as well as the free people of the world, in order to expose the crimes of the occupation and mobilize international public opinion against it.
Brother,
We extend to you our greetings and appreciation, and we ask the Almighty to bless your efforts and guide your steps. We pray that He grants us and you success, unity, and victory over our enemy.
In her tent, a Gazan girl walks viewers through making shawarma amid it all 😢
A short and sad 🧵 about this girl’s cooking, and the endless ingredients she somehow has.
2/ Everyone should ask themselves, would you survive this shortage?
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3/ It may look like a lot, but in reality, it’s almost nothing. We mustn’t trust what our eyes see, our thoughts and what we witness don’t really matter, only what the UN tells us does.
In a wedding video of Anas al-Sharif (03:09), his bride is Bayan Khaled Hasan al-Sinwar.
How close were Anas and Yahya Sinwar?
Despite media claims of “no connection” could Anas have been FAMILY?
This thread unpacks the secret the media maybe tried to hide.
@JJJuraid @kikas6652
2/ Let’s start with a shot from the wedding banner (appearing at 00:48). Translation:
Al-Sharif & al-Sinwar
“Welcome dear guests to the engagement/wedding celebration
of their precious son, the journalist Anas Jamal al-Sharif” —
(on the left, the name “Bayan” appears).
3/ Now note the man standing next to Anas receiving guests (a role reserved for a close family member of the groom or bride).
The same man appears with him at the head table during the Hamas official’s speech.
That man is Naeem al-Sinwar — and he’s key here.
2/ On the back of the teachers’ shirts, we see the logo:
“Children Not Numbers.”
Who is this organization?
3/ The organization itself states that it was established a few months after the October 7th massacre, in response to “the conflict between Israel and Gaza.”