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Egyptians Laud Attack by Desert Lynx on IDF Soldiers

(Ynet News) Lior Ben Ari - A wild desert lynx that was captured last week after biting several IDF soldiers near the Egyptian border has become a celebrated figure in Egypt. Egyptian and Arab social media platforms, websites and news channels were flooded with images, videos, articles and posts glorifying the animal. Edited images depicted the animal wearing a Hamas headband or stepping on an Israeli flag. Several posts compared the animal to Egyptian border guard Mohamed Salah, who killed three IDF troops in June 2023. Social media posts included captions such as "Even our animals know you (Israel) are the enemy." On Saturday, the Egyptian newspaper Al-Youm Al-Saba published an article titled, "The story of the Egyptian desert lynx, the predator that tasted the flesh of Israeli soldiers on the border."
2025-03-25 00:00:00
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