DISINFO: US Delta Force general killed in Gaza
SUMMARY
Reports emerged on the death of US general John Bigree, the commander of the US special tasks battalion of the Delta Force that is acting in the Gaza Strip along with Israel.
RESPONSE
There is zero evidence backing this claim, which appears highly unlikely and false.
Although it is true that some US special forces are present on the ground in Israel and Gaza helping to locate hostages held by Hamas, as the Pentagon has acknowledged, there is no record of any US military officer called “John Bigree” either deployed or killed in this military theatre. Only pro-Kremlin media and accounts have referred to this incident, which was not mentioned by any reputable media. The picture used to illustrate this disinformation story was taken from a 2011 Wikipedia entry named “Two 19th Special Forces Group Soldiers in Babil Province Iraq, 2007”, further undermining the credibility of the allegation.
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