At the same time as the fighting on the ground, the Israeli government is also preparing for a battle for hearts and minds. The National Information Headquarters provided the government ministers with a list of messages that they would disseminate in the media and social networks in an attempt to increase the residents' security and also to demonstrate strength towards foreign affairs.
The main message: "Israel will respond with great force to Hamas' criminal terrorist attack from Gaza, we will use all means to protect our citizens and establish quiet, security and stability in the region."
The ministers were also asked to bombard the following:
1. Hamas will bear the consequences of its actions: a combined terrorist attack by the Hamas terrorist organization against Israeli civilians, and in the morning the organization launched a terrorist attack initiated from the Gaza Strip, including extensive fire and murderous infiltrations into Israeli communities by dozens of terrorists. We will know how to defeat terrorism with significant force; none of the elements responsible will be immune from the IDF's long hand.
2. No country in the world would remain silent about the planned terrorist activity against civilians and the firing of hundreds of rockets at its cities, criminally harming its citizens.
3. Due to the situation - the IDF declared a state of "war alert" and the mobilization of reserves, a special situation on the home front was declared from Gush Dan southward. The security forces have been deployed to the south and are working to protect the residents of the State of Israel.
4. We are confronted by a terrorist organization that has acted and is acting with the aim of harming innocent people, and its method of operation is a double war crime: infiltrating communities with the aim of harming civilians and shooting at the civilian population using the residents of Gaza as human shields. Schools and civilian facilities have become shelters for launching pads.
5. Together we will win - the citizens of Israel are asked for responsibility and patience during the fighting, obeying the instructions of the Home Front Command saves lives. Civilian resilience is a significant component of the operational sphere of operation.
6. Listen to the instructions of the security forces in the field and adhere to the instructions and restrictions on defense of the Home Front Command - updated and full information can be found on the National Emergency Portal.
7. Activity of government ministries: Government ministries opened aid centers and reinforced service centers for citizens.
8. Dissemination of information on the networks: Avoid disseminating photos and videos from the scenes of the events and spreading false information: Hamas employs significant propaganda on the networks. In order to produce cognitive achievements, it is necessary to refrain from disseminating information on the Internet and to consume information from official sources.
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