The Abu Ali Express channel highlighted NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's recent remarks calling the scale of Russian troop losses — 30,000-35,000 killed per month — "very impressive", contrasting them with what the channel describes as Western media reluctance to acknowledge or validate Israeli military achievements against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The Abu Ali Express channel, a widely followed Israeli Telegram outlet covering Arab media and politics, posted a commentary on Wednesday evening contrasting NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's enthusiastic characterization of Russian battlefield losses with what it portrays as a biased Western response to Israeli military operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Rutte was cited as saying that Russian forces are losing 30,000 to 35,000 troops killed each month — figures he reportedly called "very impressive" (in the original English: "amazing numbers"). The channel juxtaposed this with an anecdote from last week, in which an Arab journalist told U.S. Vice President JD Vance that Israel is committing genocide in Lebanon. The channel noted that Vance did not correct her.
Abu Ali Express asserted that in Lebanon, 4,200 fatalities have been recorded over four months, of which the channel claims 80% were combatants — an assertion consistent with Israeli official statements but not independently verified by The Zioneer.
The Zioneer has previously covered Rutte's remarks on Russian losses (June 18 and June 23 bulletins), as well as Prime Minister Netanyahu's claim of a 5:1 combatant-to-civilian casualty ratio in Lebanon (June 21). This item is the channel's own editorial commentary, not a new factual report.
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