France’s recent policy to accept Gazan asylum seekers has sparked controversy after revelations of problematic backgrounds among some arrivals. Nour Attalah, a 25-year-old Gazan student admitted on a scholarship to Sciences Po Lille, was deported to Qatar on August 3, 2025, after her social media posts praising Hitler, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and the Charlie Hebdo attack surfaced, alongside calls for killing Israeli hostages. The unverified posts, reported via screenshots, led France to suspend its Gaza asylum program just two weeks after its launch, with 292 evacuees now under review for similar views, exposing vetting failures.

Similarly, Hamas promoted images of 14-year-old Abdul as a starvation victim in Gaza. The IDF counters that Abdul suffers from a genetic nervous system disorder, not hunger, and received treatment in Israel pre-war. This echoes the case of Osama al-Raqab, whose image was misused to allege famine, though Gaza medics claim Israel’s blockade worsens health conditions. UN reports note 1.1 million Gazans face food insecurity, highlighting a complex crisis where propaganda exploits vulnerable children, obscuring systemic issues like Hamas’s alleged aid diversion. These incidents fuel debate over antisemitism and narrative manipulation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.