War photographers' role transcends documentation. Controversial photographs depicting human cruelty or suffering are typically justified by the moral obligation to expose the world to atrocities. For journalists in the big media, the aim is usually to effect positive change, sometimes even stirring public outcry to stop bloodshed. For Hamas and other terrorist groups' documentation and photography crews, the goal is to instill fear in the public consciousness, celebrating rather than exposing atrocities.

"The IDF is at war and the deployment of forces is under continuous assessment according to requirements," the military says in a statement.

They conceal the regime's development of weapons of mass destruction.

According to Israeli security sources, the personnel were armed only with batons and no firearms. However, reports from Gaza indicate some of them were killed by Hamas members during the operation.

The jamming comes just days after the Israeli-attributed assassination of an Iranian general, for which Tehran has vowed to take revenge. The Israeli military has yet to comment on the situation. However, these disruptions appear to be an extension of their ongoing GPS jamming operations in the north amid heightened conflict in that region.