The Palestinian Authority covers up a murder while Hamas celebrates and congratulates him

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia, November 23, 2021. Photo: Sputnik/Evgeny Biyatov/Kremlin via REUTERS

A few days ago, a Palestinian terrorist drove his truck into an Israeli soldier and killed him.

Hamas immediately glorified the “heroic” killing, while the Palestinian Authority (PA) just as quickly covered up the killing as a “car accident” and slandered Israel for “executing” the terrorist at the truck driver’s side.

Below you can watch a video of the murder (please be careful, the Israeli's death is visible on the screen).

Who do you believe after seeing the evidence?

Here is Hamas’ praise for the murderous attack:

“The heroic car ramming operation… led to the killing of a [Israeli] Soldier and the wounding of others”

“A natural reaction to the occupation [i.e., Israel’s] Crimes in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank”

“A new heroic operation that fits into the history of our resistance”

“The persistence of the Resistance’s operations … proves the Resistance’s ability to kill the enemy”

“This is indeed jihad; Victory or Martyrdom”

[Hamas, Telegram channel, Sept. 11, 2024 — emphasis added]]

Here is a transcript of the PA TV news report denying the attack:

The occupation forces opened fire on a Palestinian truck driver [Hayel Deifallah] … And claimed he had rammed a carbut eyewitnesses claim it is more likely that what happened a car accident…

This is the [Israeli] Version we always hear: The the driver of the car or truck has carried out a ramming attack and [the Israelis] Under this pretext, the driver is to be executed immediately. [emphasis added]

[Official PA TV, Sept. 11, 2024]

Palestinian Media Watch has repeatedly reported on the Palestinian Authority’s denial of the terrorist attacks and its portrayal of these attacks as Israeli “inventions.”

The PA has even denied Hamas' massacre on October 7, 2023, in which terrorists killed about 1,200 people.

Itamar Marcus is founder and director of Palestinian Media Watch, where a version of this article first appeared.