Watan-In a move described by observers as “desperate,” the Israeli occupation government, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, attempted to buy the loyalty of Gaza residents through massive financial offers that reached up to $5 million in exchange for information about Israeli captives held by the resistance. However, this attempt ended in a complete failure, according to a report by the Hebrew newspaper Maariv.
Facing a deepening internal crisis due to its inability to recover the captives since the start of the “Al-Aqsa Flood” battle, the occupation resorted to direct psychological and material pressure on Gaza’s residents. It put up massive propaganda billboards along the border strip and distributed leaflets inside homes and institutions that had been stormed by occupation forces, especially in the northern Gaza Strip.
The offers included promises of fantastical sums—up to $5 million—for information that could reveal the fate of the Israeli soldiers. But these efforts were met with widespread disdain and rejection from Palestinians, who affirmed their commitment to their rights and the justice of their cause.
Backlash and Breakdown: Israel Faces Outrage at Home and Failure in Gaza
Notably, the move also sparked public outrage within Israel itself. Families of the captive soldiers expressed deep dissatisfaction, accusing Netanyahu of treating their sons’ case as a dirty business deal, exposing them to danger rather than seriously pursuing a fair exchange agreement with the resistance.
Reports confirm that the occupation failed to obtain any new or concrete information, reflecting not only an intelligence and security failure but also a moral failure in trying to bribe the Palestinian people to abandon their resistance and national values.
Observers point out that Tel Aviv’s persistence in using such tactics reveals its political weakness and the depth of its crisis on the ground. It also highlights the resilience and awareness of the Gazan public, which once again proved that there can be no compromise on the cause and no relinquishment of the rights of martyrs and resistance fighters.
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