Israel-Hamas conflict risks getting lost in the digital fog of war

How Israel and Hamas struggle to own their war narratives in a battle for perceptions.

People inspecting the site of a blast at the Al Ahli hospital in Gaza City on Oct 18. PHOTO: REUTERS
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In October, Hamas blamed an Israeli air strike for an explosion at the Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza in which scores of people were killed, apparently in an adjacent carpark which provided shelter.

This claim was initially widely shared by international news outlets and Arab leaders across the Middle East, sparking massive protests in the region and beyond.

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