Since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, at least six new intelligence software systems designed for monitoring social media have been developed and deployed in Israel.
Omer Benjakob is a cyber and disinformation reporter for Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd, focusing on national issues in Israel. He is known for his coverage of the weaponization of media outlets in the fake news wars over Israel and Hamas, as well as his research on the intersection of knowledge and disinformation in the digital age. Omer is also a research fellow at LPI Paris, specializing in cyber and disinformation studies.