A live intelligence and operational pursuit, in the heart of Tel Aviv, in several arenas at the same time, with citizens equipped with mobile phone cameras - is a unique and complex event.
Certainly and certainly when it comes to a very crowded and crowded area, with an armed terrorist roaming free in the background.
In this chaos, the various media outlets have tried as hard as they can to convey credible news to the public.
The best of the army's special units, which are considered to be the army's hiding targets, were flown into the heart of the city.
Uninterruptedly, the channels broadcast in real time their marching through the streets in operational traffic, while revealing the faces of some of them, the weapons they carried and the special means with which they were equipped.
Sources in those units defined this in retrospect as "serious omission" and "promiscuous exposure," and later harsh public criticism was also heard.
The chase that has become a reality
The day after the attack, army, police and GSS spokesmen issued a scathing letter against the media, claiming, among other things, that "some channels have turned the chase into a real reality show, without censorship or self-criticism," exposing fighters in units "Specials, methods of operation, weapons and equipment."
There is no doubt that following the unusual incident, the media are committed to a serious home inspection and drawing lessons for similar events in the future (which we hope will not happen).
Security bodies also need to conduct a home inspection and conduct in-depth investigations into their conduct at the incident.
The first lesson that bodies need to learn is the need to stand in front of the cameras in real time and provide reliable information to reassure citizens.
Second, the police should have closed the arena and signaled to the journalists demarcation boundaries.
Third, it was true that in an event with such a high media profile, live in Tel Aviv, NCOs and spokespersons and information security officers would be sent to the area, to accompany the forces and try to defend what is defined as a secret.
And one last thing - the representatives of the military censorship also accompany the live broadcasts, and according to the words in "Ulpan Shishi", they were present in the studios during the broadcast without disqualifying anything.
If the censor had asked the media not to broadcast anything due to the fear of harming state security, there is no doubt that the media would have responded immediately.
None of the bodies in charge of keeping the secret tried to prevent this from happening to her.
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