Why the ‘All Eyes on Rafah’ AI Post is Going Viral on Social Media

Almost 8-month long Israel-Hamas war in Gaza is refusing to die and is becoming more brutal as both parties fail to agree on a truce deal.

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The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) started airstrikes on a refugee camp at Rafah and killed more than 45 people, including children, sparking a global outrage.

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Posts criticizing Israel's actions in Rafah filled social media, and an AI-generated image with the phrase "All Eyes on Rafah" quickly went viral.

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More than 35,000 people, mostly women and children, were killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza beginning after October 7.

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