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Gaza: Journalists Blocked From Working and Targeted Since the Military Offensive

Since the military offensive in Gaza began in response to the terrorist attacks of October 7, 2023, journalists have been prevented from working and have become targets. On August 25, 2026, an Israeli soldier described three information-warfare tactics used by the Israeli military: retrospectively linking people killed in strikes to Hamas, censoring information and funding pro-Israeli content designed to influence artificial intelligence systems. One year before August 25, 2026, the bombing of Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip killed 22 people, including five journalists.

26 August 2026 at 09:30

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Gaza: Israeli military member describes three information warfare tactics

On August 25, 2026, an Israeli military member described three tactics used by the Israeli military in its information war surrounding Gaza. They involve linking people killed in a strike to Hamas after the event, censoring information and funding pro-Israel content intended to influence artificial intelligence systems. The testimony was published one year after the bombing of Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, which killed 22 people, including five journalists.

25 August 2026 at 16:23

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Israeli military reveals three information war tactics in Gaza, including AI influence

On August 25, 2026, an Israeli military officer described to several media outlets, including Le Monde, three information war tactics used by the Israeli military in relation to the Gaza conflict. The first tactic is retrospective incrimination, which involves retroactively linking victims of strikes to Hamas to justify military operations. The other two tactics are censorship and funding pro-Israel content designed to influence artificial intelligence systems. These revelations come one year after the bombing of Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, which killed twenty-two people, including five journalists.

25 August 2026 at 07:23

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Southern Lebanon: nine dead, including three children, in two Israeli strikes

Two Israeli airstrikes killed nine people, including three children, and wounded eleven others on August 15, 2026, in southern Lebanon. According to the New York Times and the Guardian, this is the deadliest toll since June agreements that brought a lull between Israel and Hezbollah. Seven people died in Ansar, and two in Deir al-Zahrani. Israel says it targeted Hezbollah infrastructure in response to attacks against its soldiers.

15 August 2026 at 11:51

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Israel sprays glyphosate on land in Syria and Lebanon

Israel is sending aircraft across its border to spray glyphosate in Syria and Lebanon, leaving land barren, according to the Süddeutsche Zeitung. In southern Syria, Hayel Alabdallah saw small aircraft spraying liquid over his family’s wheat fields in January, February and early March 2026. He said the aircraft came from the Israeli-controlled side of the Golan Heights. An Israeli aircraft also sprayed herbicides in southern Syria in spring 2026. The available information does not specify the area affected, the amount of glyphosate used or the exact dates of the flights.

2 August 2026 at 13:46

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West Bank: Israeli military raids hospital in Nablus, imposes city shutdown

On July 24, 2026, the Israeli military conducted a raid on a hospital in Nablus in the occupied West Bank and arrested wounded Palestinians there, according to Al Jazeera. Israel simultaneously imposed a complete closure of the city, cutting off usual access routes. This operation was triggered by a deadly attack carried out by Israeli settlers—Israelis illegally established in Palestinian-occupied territories—that occurred on the same Friday.

24 July 2026 at 18:49

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Israeli Army Destroys Three More Schools in Southern Lebanon, at Least 20 Total

The Israeli military destroyed three schools in southern Lebanon by explosives on July 18, 2026, bringing the total number of educational institutions destroyed since the conflict began to at least 20, according to Lebanon's Education Minister Rima Karami. Over 100 additional schools have been damaged. UNESCO warned in June 2026 that approximately 500,000 Lebanese children remain out of school. Since the escalation in March 2026, Israeli strikes have killed at least 4,324 people in Lebanon, including 250 children. The UN Development Programme (UNDP) documents over 11,000 buildings destroyed in the country's south.

18 July 2026 at 04:20

Israel Defense Forces

Gaza: Journalists Blocked From Working and Targeted Since the Military Offensive

Gaza: Israeli military member describes three information warfare tactics

Israeli military reveals three information war tactics in Gaza, including AI influence

Southern Lebanon: nine dead, including three children, in two Israeli strikes

Israel sprays glyphosate on land in Syria and Lebanon

West Bank: Israeli military raids hospital in Nablus, imposes city shutdown

Israeli Army Destroys Three More Schools in Southern Lebanon, at Least 20 Total

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Israel Defense Forces

Gaza: Journalists Blocked From Working and Targeted Since the Military Offensive

Gaza: Israeli military member describes three information warfare tactics

Israeli military reveals three information war tactics in Gaza, including AI influence

Southern Lebanon: nine dead, including three children, in two Israeli strikes

Israel sprays glyphosate on land in Syria and Lebanon

West Bank: Israeli military raids hospital in Nablus, imposes city shutdown

Israeli Army Destroys Three More Schools in Southern Lebanon, at Least 20 Total

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