June 26, 2025 Meet the Middle East

Iran strikes damage hard to assess under Israeli military censorship

Israel has acknowledged being hit by more than 50 missiles during the 12-day war with Iran, but the true extent of the damage may never be known due to stringent press restrictions.Such regulations are nothing new in Israel, where any written or visual publication deemed potentially harmful to the loosely defined concept of "national security" can be banned by law.Censorship predates the creation of Israel in 1948, when the territory was under a British mandate.
Source: Al Monitor
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