Israel rages at Mohammad Rizwan's backing for Gaza, celebrates India's win in World Cup

Israel engaged in a small-minded action as they celebrated Pakistan's defeat against India in the 2023 World Cup match.

Israel expressed disapproval of Pakistani wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan's display of solidarity with innocent Palestinians in Gaza.

The Benjamin Netanyahu-led government's account on X, formerly Twitter, expressed support for India following their victory against the Green Shirts on Saturday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

"We are happy that #India emerged victorious in the #INDvsPAK match at #CWC23," the post read.

The official account, run by the Israeli government, cheered on India and was happy that "Pakistan was unable to attribute its victory to the terrorists of Hamas."

"We were really moved by Indian friends showing their solidarity with Israel by displaying posters during the match," the post on X further read.

The Israeli government, which has caused the deaths of thousands of Palestinians, including women, children, and the elderly, in the space of a week and severed essential provisions of life for them, also commended the backing expressed by Indian supporters, with a specific emphasis on a spectator who displayed a sign bearing the photographs of India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and Israel's Netanyahu.

The poster carried by the Indian man read: "India stands with Israel in the war against terrorism."

The Israeli government had reposted the post by Naor Gilon, Israel's ambassador to India, Sri Lanka and Bhutan.

Reacting to this post shared in bad taste towards Pakistan, writer Fatima Bhutto censured Israel, stating that Pakistan would be happier to lose than receive felicitations from a "genocidal state".

"Happy to lose cricket games till the end of time if the alternative is being publicly cheered by a genocidal state that murdered 724 children in 7 days," she wrote.

Other Pakistani netizens too took on Israel and India for their cringey display of support for one another.

Many commented "Free Palestine" under the post by Israel on X.

Another user wrote: "We are on the right side of history and we'll never recognise Israel."

Taking a jibe at Israel, one X user wrote: "oh so afraid of Pakistan?"