{"id":249665,"date":"2021-05-14T14:56:44","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T11:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-one-idf-tweet-led-to-false-reports-of-gaza-ground-attack\/"},"modified":"2021-05-14T14:56:44","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T11:56:44","slug":"how-one-idf-tweet-led-to-false-reports-of-gaza-ground-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-one-idf-tweet-led-to-false-reports-of-gaza-ground-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"#How one IDF tweet led to false reports of Gaza ground attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#How one IDF tweet led to false reports of Gaza ground attack<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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An ambiguous statement tweeted by the Israel Defense Forces gave the impression that its troops had entered Gaza \u2013 leading media<\/a> outlets worldwide to report about a ground incursion.<\/p>\n

\u201cIDF air and ground troops are currently attacking in the Gaza Strip<\/a>,\u201d the tweet in English read, leading many outlets to believe ground troops were operating in the enclave, The Jerusalem Post reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In Hebrew, the tweet also was unclear but more specific \u2013 announcing heavy strikes on Gaza in which ground forces launched artillery barrages but not a troop entrance, according to the news<\/a>paper.<\/p>\n

A reporter for The Times of Israel who contacted a military spokesperson was told there were no Israeli troops in Gaza.<\/p>\n

The troops, tanks and cannons were near the border, but on the Israeli side, the reporter was informed<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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A tweet from the IDF english language Twitter account brought inaccurate reports of an IDF ground forces incursion into Gaza.<\/figcaption>
Twitter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The IDF\u2019s international spokesman, Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus has taken responsibility for the tweet, but confirmed that ground troops had taken part in an operation carried out from Israeli territory targeting tunnels under the border.<\/p>\n

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Palestinians gather at the site of destroyed houses in the aftermath of Israeli air and artillery strikes as cross-border violence.<\/figcaption>
Mohammed Salem\/Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThere are no\u2026 ground troops inside Gaza at the moment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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An Israeli F-16 fighter jet releases flare near Sderot, in southern Israel on the border with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, on May 14, 2021.<\/figcaption>
Jack Guez\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The IDF\u2019s chief spokesperson, Brig. Gen. Hidai Zilberman, said the military is investigating what led to the misunderstanding.<\/p>\n

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Explosions follow Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah on May 13, 2021.<\/figcaption>
Khaled Omar\/Xinhua\/Sipa USA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Meanwhile, Channel 12 claims the vague tweet was not a mistake at all, but rather a ruse meant to draw Hamas fighters into underground tunnels the IDF targeted in a massive bombardment overnight, The Times of Israel reported.<\/p>\n

With Post wires<\/em>\n <\/div>\n

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