Disinformation an Israeli tactic to shield eyes from true extent of suffering in Gaza

The world has received graphic and disturbing snippets from Palestinian journalists in Gaza, who have risked and lost their lives. But there is so much that we simply do not know

Ibrahim Hasouna, the sole survivor among his family, sits amidst the debris of his bombed home in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, last Tuesday. Picture: Fatima Shbair/AP

In a era of endless information, disinformation has become a key Israeli tactic to ensure the fog of war prevents the world from witnessing the true extent of suffering in Gaza.

Undermining and discrediting the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) and other internationally recognised organisations progresses Israel's immediate and longer-term objectives.