What is the origin of the image that says “All eyes are on Rafah” and which went viral after the attack on a refugee camp?

There are already over 44 million users who have shared the image on Instagram .

There you can see a portrait of what appears to be a crowd of displaced Palestinians, accompanied by a few letters which form the motto “All eyes on Rafah » (“All eyes are on Rafah”, in Spanish).

Viralization of the image has occurred after an attack by security forces was recorded on Sunday Israel in a refugee camp in this city located in the south of the Gaza Strip, on the border with Egypt.

From the Health Ministry in Hamas-controlled Gaza, They charged that there were at least 45 deaths as a result of the offensive, in addition to hundreds of injuries. .

Faced with this situation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described this episode as a “tragic mishap” and declared: An investigation has been opened .

The archives of what happened have gone around the world and prompted many authorities, activists and social media users to condemn what happened .

However, The image that went viral was not a capture of this attack .

Actually, was created with artificial intelligence (AI) and started spreading after it was posted by a user from Malaysia as confirmed by BBC .

It was the representative of the World Health Organization (WHO), Richard Pepperkorn, who used these words in February during a press conference.

In the case, He said “all eyes are on Rafah” and warned that Israeli troops should not attack that city. to which crowds of displaced people arrived from other parts of the territory.

Over the months, different people have used this expression to express their intention that Israel does not continue its offensive, which has remained constant since the events of October 7 (When Hamas attacked Israel) .

It is good to remember that This latest episode left nearly 1,200 people dead and around 252 people kidnapped, while Israeli responses caused more than 36,000 casualties. according to the Gaza authorities.

At the same time, they assert that There are hundreds of thousands of individuals who have gradually moved to the south.

Regarding the image with the slogan that stands out on Instagram, the marketing and AI specialist, Maher Nammari, assured the aforementioned media that This does not show a real location or the surroundings of Rafah .

Instead, he stated that was generated with the said technology and went viral after a user located in Malaysia shared it with the “Add Yours” feature .

That allows other users to add it to their stories of the platform.

According to the expert, This helped facilitate sharing on the social network, amid a “general sadness” scenario. for Sunday’s attack.

Also, he said that The fact that it doesn’t show blood, real people or shocking scenes could also contribute to this, because otherwise it could have been restricted. due to Instagram policies.