Marrakech – In a calculated disinformation operation, Algerian media outlets and social media accounts have circulated a fabricated diplomatic document alleging Moroccan officers died in an Iranian attack on Israeli soil.
The fraudulent telegram, purportedly from Morocco’s liaison office in Tel Aviv, falsely states that two Moroccan officers were killed and a third severely injured during an Iranian bombardment of Israel’s “Meron” military base.
The forged document first appeared on June 22 on “Algeria Gate,” a known propaganda account on X. The counterfeit telegram, numbered “N=126/25” and dated June 20, asserts the Moroccan officers were participating in joint operations with Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF).
The document specifically identifies the supposed victims as “Captain Mehdi Janour” and “Commander Jamal Idrissi”, while alleging a third officer named “Noureddine Tazi” was wounded and receiving treatment at Haifa’s Rambam Hospital.
The fabricated message, addressed to the Director of Consular and Social Affairs at Morocco’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, contends these officers “were participating in a joint military training program with Israeli forces and were on the base at the time of the attack.”
The falsified document even includes purported condolences and mentions arrangements for repatriating the bodies to the country.
Telling signs of fraud
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