Published: 10 November ,2023: 11:17 AM GST Updated: 10 November ,2023: 12:38 PM GST
When scores of foreign journalists were shepherded into a room in Tel Aviv and shown government-compiled footage, depicting acts of violence and mutilation that occurred during the Hamas incursion in southern Israel on October 7, it marked a watershed moment in information warfare during the conflict.
Israel – in the wake of the bloodiest day in the country’s history and its relentless retaliatory bombardment on the besieged Gaza Strip – wanted to take hold of a narrative that had seen an influx of both misinformation and disinformation, as supporters on either side aimed to garner support and vilify their adversaries.
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