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The IOF Spokesperson's Unit (Hebrew: דובר צה"ל, Dover Tzahal, abbr. Dotz) is a unit in the IOF Operations Directorate, responsible for information policy and media relations. The unit is led by the IOF spokesperson, a brigadier general and member of the General Staff, and by a deputy spokesperson, a colonel. Since August 2024 the spokesperson is Brig. Gen. Daniel Hagari.
It is this unit that refuses journalists to report from Gaza as allowing would undermine the practice of hasbara. |
What is hasbara? The most known explanation is the following: "You may lie if it is to defend yourself" "If you are accused, blame the victim." |
Israeli infowars are similar to Russia's infowars as both are using troll farms. However, those of the Israelis are army units. It's actually like China
The unit is also a key player in the public diplomacy efforts (hasbara) of the Israelis The 2015 IDF military doctrine highlights the strategic importance of using the power of the media; economic, legal, media, and political aspects are considered as part of the military approach as much as military combat.| DATE | DEVELOPMENT | CONTEXT | DESCRIPTION |
| 20231231 | Hamas condemns New York Times allegations on sexual violence on 7 October | effects of Israeli infowar | Hamas condemned on Sunday a misleading report by the New York Times that alleges Hamas fighters carried out rape and sexual violence during the 7 October Al-Aqsa Flood operation, according to member of Hamas political bureau. |
| 20231226 | Israel to stop automatically granting visas to UN workers: ‘Complicit partners’ in Hamas tactics | Israeli infowar | Israel says it will no longer grant automatic visas to UN employees, accusing the United Nations of being “complicit partners” in Hamas’s tactics. |
| Comment: The measure is a response to the call by the UN to have war crimes in Gaza investigated, to allow the Israelis themselves to erase evidence by mass bombardments. | |||
| 20231207 | CNN: "What we know about rape and sexual violence inflicted by Hamas during its terror attack on Israel" | effects of Israeli infowar | Simchat Greyman had to pause several times when describing the evidence of sexual violence he saw when recovering bodies of victims of the October 7 Hamas terror attack on Israel. |
| 20231206 | Hamas raped and mutilated women on 7 October, BBC hears | effects of Israeli infowar | The BBC has "seen and heard evidence" of rape, sexual violence and mutilation of women during the 7 October Hamas attacks. |
| 20231205 | Hamas raped and mutilated women on 7 October, BBC hears | effects of Israeli infowar | The BBC has seen and heard evidence of rape, sexual violence and mutilation of women during the 7 October Hamas attacks. |
| 20231205 | Biden says Hamas raped, mutilated women during Israel assault | effects of Israeli infowar | U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that Hamas had repeatedly raped women and mutilated their bodies during its Oct.7 assault on southern Israel, citing survivors and witnesses of the attacks. |
| 20231205 | Biden decries Hamas sexual assaults and says they must be forcefully condemned | effects of Israeli infowar | President Joe Biden on Tuesday decried sexual assaults committed by Hamas during its October 7 terror attack on Israel and called on “all of us” to condemn the acts. |
| 20231205 | Israeli army says engaged in 'intense' ground combat in southern Gaza's Khan Younis | Israeli infowar | The Israeli army said Tuesday that its troops were engaged in ground combat "in the heart of Khan Younis", the Gaza Strip's second-largest city, as it expands operations in its war on Hamas. |
| 20231205 | Israel Commander says forces in most intense day of fighting | Israeli infowar | Israeli forces, backed by warplanes that have dropped hundreds of bombs and other munitions, have been engaged in the heaviest day of fighting since the start of their invasion of Gaza, a senior commander said on Tuesday. |
| 20231205 | Israel expects difficult new stage in Gaza, sticks to war aims - spokesperson | Israeli infowar | Israel expects difficult fighting in the new phase of its war in Gaza but is open to "constructive feedback" on reducing harm to civilians as long as the advice is consistent with its aim of destroying Hamas, a government spokesperson said on Tuesday. |
| 20231205 | Israel says fighting in Gaza is most intense since start of ground offensive | Israeli infowar | IDF steps up attacks in north and south and says it has raided Hamas HQ, as increase in civilian deaths reported |
| 20231204 | Hamas planned sexual violence as weapon of war - Israeli campaigner | Israeli infowar | Hamas had a premeditated plan to use sexual violence as a weapon of war, an Israeli women's rights campaigner and lawyer has said. |
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| 20231204 | Hamas: Rape claims aim to tarnish group's 'humane treatment of hostages' | Israeli infowar | Hamas, on Monday, dismissed Israeli rape accusations against its fighters as a “desperate attempt” to distort the group’s humane treatment of Israeli hostages |
| 20231204 | Israeli officials provided inaccurate details on 7 October attack, report says | Israeli infowar | A leading Israeli newspaper has detailed how unverified and inaccurate accounts of the 7 October Hamas attack led to the publication of stories that appear to be false. |
| Comment: the reported newspaper is Haaretz | |||
| 20231204 | Fact-check: Did Hamas create a website boasting about massacring Israeli civilians? | Israeli infowar | According to multiple Israeli officials and social media users, the shocking website shows the true face of the military organisation governing Gaza. |
| 20231203 | AI fakes in Israel's war against Hamas | effects of Israeli infowar | Images generated by artificial intelligence have become a disinformation tool in the Middle East conflict. |
| 20231203 | Israeli personnel gave false information about 7 October attack crimes - report | Israeli infowar | Haaretz report claims stories of many alleged crimes committed by Palestinians, which were published around the world, were based on unverified and inaccurate accounts |
| 20231201 | New York Times report says Israel knew about Hamas attack over a year in advance | Israeli infowar / hiding information | Israel’s military was aware of Hamas ' plan to launch an attack on Israeli soil over a year before the devastating Oct. 7 operation that killed hundreds of people, The New York Times reported Friday. |
| 20231201 | Report: Israel had blueprint of Hamas attack more than a year ago | Israeli infowar / hiding information | Israeli officials obtained Hamas’s battle plan for 7 October more than a year before it happened, the New York Times has revealed in an explosive report citing documents, emails and interviews. But Israeli military and intelligence officials dismissed the plan as aspirational, considering it too difficult for Hamas to carry out. |