NEWSRAEL: One of the most bizarre media events happened in the last hours where Reuters reported that PM Netanyahu was secretly in Cairo for talks on the hostage deal.
A number of media sites picked up the story and printed it. NEWSRAEL did NOT. The report had FAKE NEWS written all over it!
Earlier on Tuesday afternoon, unnamed sources briefed on the matter told Reuters that Netanyahu was heading to Cairo, adding that a truce agreement with Hamas was expected to be signed in the coming days.
Amit Segel, one of the top journalists in Israel wrote on his Telegram account: "At the same time Reuters and others reported that Netanyahu is in Cairo, I knew 100% that he was NOT in Cairo.
The PMO subsequently put out a statement saying that the prime minister on Tuesday led a situational assessment on the border with Syria alongside Defense Minister Israel Katz, Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, IDF Northern Command head Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin and Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) head Ronen Bar.
Saudi state TV station Al Arabiya cited an Egyptian source as also denying the Israeli prime minister’s presence in the country.