Argamani denies reports that Palestinian fighters shaved her head and beat her during captivity, saying her injuries resulted from an Israeli strike

Noa Argamani, an Israeli woman freed from Hamas captivity in Gaza in June, said on Friday that her injuries were caused by an Israeli air strike during her rescue operation, not by a Hamas attack.

Speaking to diplomats from G7 countries in Tokyo on Wednesday, Argamani detailed her ordeal after she was taken captive by Palestinian armed groups during the 7 October attack. However, two days later, she issued a statement on Instagram, saying that some of her remarks had been misquoted and taken out of context.

Contrary to some Israeli media reports, Argamani clarified that she was not beaten or had her hair shaved by Palestinian fighters.

“[Hamas members] did not hit me while I was in captivity, nor did they cut my hair; I was injured by the collapse of a wall caused by an [Israeli] Air Force pilot,” she added.

  • gadwylie@lemmy.world
    156·
    4 months ago

    Can anyone provide a news link to a reputable source to confirm? Not to say I don’t believe it, just “trust but verify” and I’m unsuccessful in verification

    • Waveform@lemmy.world
      29·
      4 months ago

      https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-815947

      Despite media reporting that she was beaten by Hamas, Argamani went to social media on Friday to say that her words had been taken out of context. She said she was not beaten and her hair was not cut.

      “I said, I had cuts all over my head and I was hurt all over my body.” Argamani emphasized that her wounds came from the collapse of a building after it was bombed by the IAF.

      “As a victim of October 7, I will not allow myself to be victimized once again by the media,” she said.

    • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      1·
      4 months ago

      i hate the term trust but verify. It’s such a weird statement. It should really only be used in situations where looking for verification would be weird, or potentially suspect.

      This is a warcrimes allegation being made here, this is an “inquire and verify” situation more than anything.

    • prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works
      1222·
      4 months ago

      Your account being as new as it is you’ll find that the person who posted only uses specific sources with clear bias.

      Not that they’re always wrong but they definitely are pushing a very clear and specific agend.

      They also will engage you in bad faith, and being their own “crew” to their posts to drive engagement in the way they want and loudly shout down dissent.