The graphic, which was generated using artificial intelligence, had been shared on Instagram more than 45m times by Wednesday. With tens of millions of shares via Instagram stories in less than 48 hours, and subsequent shares on X, Facebook and TikTok, this AI-generated image of tents reading 'All Eyes on Rafah' has now become the most viral AI-generated image I've ever seen.
International attention towards Rafah increased this week after an Israeli military strike on Sunday killed at least 45 people at one of the city's tent encampments for displaced persons. Witnesses described scenes of devastation and civilian deaths from the strike, including women and children who were burned to death in the ensuing fire.
Since Israel launched its war in Gaza in October 2023 in response to the Hamas atrocities in southern Israel, social media has been flooded with harrowing images of violence, even as some activists and users have complained that platforms are actively suppressing such content.
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