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Explained: Israel's contradicting messages on Gaza

20 May 2021 18:02 BST

The messages Israel broadcasts in Arabic, Hebrew and English tell a different, and sometimes opposing, story about what's going on in Gaza.

Middle East Eye's Mohamed Hassan explains how they do it:

#Israel broadcasts two very different messages about what’s happening in #Gaza - a message of military might to Israelis and Palestinians, and a message of vulnerability to the rest of the world.

Here's how it does this pic.twitter.com/TxNFKDekWk
— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) May 20, 2021