February 8, 2026ImportantGazaHamasCasualty FiguresSocial MediaFalse Narrative
Viral Claim: Hamas Widows' Payments "Prove" 80% of Gaza's Dead Were Fighters
After Hamas's Ministry of Social Development announced NIS 500 payments to widows, posts claimed Hamas had admitted that up to 50,000 fighters — 80% of Gaza's dead — were killed. The program covers widows of Gazans killed in the war generally; pro-Israel analysts themselves called the claim a misreading.
Image shared with the widows'-payment claim: an N12 opinion piece by Prof. Kobi Michael (Feb 18, 2026), headlined (Hebrew) "Hamas got tangled in the numbers — and exposed the lie against Israel." Source: @Doranimated on X.
