While global news outlets reported on the humanitarian disaster in Gaza, most Israeli media outlets remained silent on the issue.
In December 2023, the Israeli Institute for National Security Studies, based at Tel Aviv University, gathered media members to assess their response to Israel's war on Gaza.
For months, Israeli TV had featured a mix of nationalism, grief, and revenge, with common testimonies from Israeli victims and first responders, as well as talk of a potential second Holocaust requiring a massive military response.
The suffering in Gaza was hardly noted, despite close to 20,000 people being killed by mid-December.
Author's summary: Israeli media silent on Gaza humanitarian disaster.