The Prime Minister’s Office has instructed the IDF to hook up loudspeakers throughout the Gaza Strip so that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the UN General Assembly can be broadcast live to its residents, Hebrew news outlets are reporting.
According to Channel 12, the army has voiced opposition to this order, as it would require soldiers to leave their posts and enter areas of the Gaza Strip that put them at increased risk of being targeted by Hamas operatives.
Still, the Haaretz newspaper reports that the army will not defy the PMO’s request, and is preparing to broadcast Netanyahu’s speech across Gaza.
One military official tells Haaretz that the move is an act of psychological warfare.
Netanyahu’s speech is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. Israel time, and is expected to primarily focus on blasting Western recognition of an independent Palestinian state.
The IDF declined to comment on the reports, and directed journalists to contact the Prime Minister’s Office, which has not yet issued a response.
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