Information spread by Hamas aimed at exposing the IDF troops who took part in a botched operation in the Gaza Strip on Nov. 11 should not be shared, the IDF Military Censor's Office said on Thursday.
The rare statement came hours after Hamas published what it claimed were photos of those involved in the raid and appealed for details about them. Hamas also showed the vehicles the soldiers supposedly used during the raid.
An Israeli lieutenant colonel was killed in the incident, as were a Hamas commander and six other Palestinian militants. Israel has not released the name of the dead Israeli officer, citing security considerations, and has not commented on the purpose of the undercover mission.
The incident led to a two-day flare-up of rocket attacks from Gaza and Israeli airstrikes.
The military censor said Hamas was trying to decipher and understand "the event that took place deep in Gaza" and urged the Israeli media not to disseminate pictures or "personal identifying details" gleaned from the media or the internet.
"Every piece of information, even if it is considered harmless by those publishing it, is liable to endanger human lives and cause harm to the country's security," it said.
Israel Hayom has chosen not to publish any of the details or images Hamas spread.
