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Egyptian Sports Critic Mohamed Shabana to Sue Israeli Authorities for Defamation Following Misidentification as Hamas Leader

Egyptian Sports Critic Mohamed Shabana to Sue Israeli Authorities for Defamation Following Misidentification as Hamas Leader

Egyptian sports critic Mohamed Shabana intends to sue Israel's Shin Bet security agency for defamation after they mistakenly published his photograph instead of an image of a Hamas leader they believed had been killed in Rafah.
Shabana plans to seek substantial compensation for the harm inflicted on him, his family, and his reputation in Egyptian media.

He also stated that his political career is being negatively affected by the incident.

Shabana announced that he would donate any compensation received to the "Palestinian cause." Social media was abuzz with controversy when Shin Bet posted a picture of Shabana, erroneously identifying him as a Hamas leader killed in Rafah.

Local Israeli media also reported the assassination of "Mohammed Shabana" using the Egyptian media personality's image.

An assassination attempt by Israel's Shin Bet security agency on Hamas member Hisham Shabana failed, and Shabana's image was mistakenly used instead of the intended target's in a social media post.

The error was quickly corrected, but the incident sparked mockery on Egyptian social media and raised doubts about Shin Bet's capabilities.

Shabana was surprised to find his photo trending online and received calls from concerned friends and family.

The speaker in the text believes that Israeli security services made a mistake by identifying him as Mohammed Shabana, a Hamas leader, in a publication.

He finds it absurd and suggests that the chaos in the Israeli state may have led to this error.

The media expert, Hassan Makawi, agrees that this was a significant blunder on the part of the Israeli security forces.

The text is about an error made by an Israeli news agency regarding the death of a Palestinian militant, which was reported as having occurred in Gaza when it actually took place in the West Bank.

Mahmoud Makawi, a Palestinian political analyst, criticized the Israeli media for not verifying the facts before publishing the report.

He argued that this incident highlights the unreliability of Israeli media and the need for scrutiny of their statements.
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