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‘The narrative was written before it rained’: How Hamas shaped coverage of Gaza floods - exclusive

An HonestReporting investigation traces how Hamas-issued Gaza flooding figures spread through international media, raising questions about sourcing, verification, and Israel's winter aid efforts.

In this photo illustration, WeChat, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram,TikTok Messenger, Snapchat and X applications logos are displayed on the screen of an iPhone on April 24, 2024 in Paris, France; illustrative
 In this photo illustration, a teenage child looks at a screen of age-restricted content on a laptop screen on January 17, 2023 in London, England. (illustrative)

Pakistani father arrested for allegedly sexually exploiting own children online

Arab communities and critics accuse the Israel Police of not doing enough to protect the people and prevent murders amid rising crime in the community.

Man indicted on two rape counts following paid sexual encounter in Bat Yam

Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard at a site as Hamas says it continues to search for the bodies of deceased hostages, in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip December 3, 2025.

Louisiana brothers charged for aiding Hamas terrorist with Gaza fundraising scam


Telegram blocks Palestinian propaganda channels for iOS users

The now-blocked channels had been used to share videos of kidnappings and killings of Israeli civilians and IDF forces.

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In wartime, Yair Netanyahu's social media goes 'below the radar'

A recent analysis says "only a small minority of the posts published on [Yair's social media] are those that can be defined as 'information' and not as political propaganda for internal purposes."

Yair Netanyahu, son of former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing in the defamation lawsuit filed by former MK Stav Shafir in Tel Aviv, on November 29, 2022.

IDF opens channels for Gazans to report Hamas humanitarian violations

"Share with us if Hamas prevents you from moving south on the Telegram account at the attached number!" IDF Arabic language spokesman Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee said.

 A Palestinian woman uses a Phone app that allows Gaza women to report domestic abuse anonymously, outside Gaza Women's Center in Gaza City May 31, 2022

Hamas channels blocked on Telegram on Android

Telegram has served as one of the central platforms for Hamas to publish statements and propaganda.

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President Herzog's Telegram account hacked, Israel's Shin Bet probing

The account was quickly returned to normal after the Shin Bet was charged with handling the situation.

 President Isaac Herzog meets with Israel's political parties to hear their recommendations for prime minister, November 10, 2022.

Late Russian mercenary Prigozhin spoke about his security in newly surfaced video

"For those who are discussing whether I'm alive or not, how I'm doing - right now it's the weekend, second half of August 2023, I'm in Africa," Prigozhin says in the short video.

  Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of Russian private mercenary group Wagner, gives an address in camouflage and with a weapon in his hands in a desert area at an unknown location, in this still image taken from video possibly shot in Africa and published August 21, 2023.

Ukraine says one killed in Russian shelling of Kharkiv region

Eastern parts of the Kharkiv region are directly adjacent to the front line and Ukrainian forces have reported an increase in Russian attacks there in recent weeks.

A Ukrainian Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) drives, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, near the town of Izium, recently liberated by Ukrainian Armed Forces, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, September 19, 2022.

Russia destroys 20 Ukrainian drones over Crimea

Russia's Defense Ministry said that Ukraine had tried unsuccessfully to strike the Crimea Bridge with S-200 rockets, but that no damage or casualties had been caused.

 Rescuers work at a site of a building damaged during a Russian suicide drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 28, 2023.

Iraq blocks Telegram app, cites personal data violations

Telegram is widely used in Iraq for messaging and as a source of news. Some channels contain large amounts of personal data including the names, addresses, and family ties of Iraqis.

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Russian general dismissed after accusing top brass of failing soldiers

The general said he raised the "mass death and injury" of Russian soldiers from Ukrainian artillery.

 A Russian service member holds a weapon on the top of a military vehicle in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict in the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine September 1, 2022.