Fake News: IDF Tank Hit by Roadside Bomb on Lebanon Border

Hana Levi Julian

23 Tishri 5784 – October 8, 2023

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Photo Credit: Ofer Zidon / Flash 90

Tanks on Golan Heights — An IDF Merkava IV tank in the Golan Heights on May 8, 2023

Reports that an IDF tank has driven over a roadside bomb on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon have been debunked as “fake news.”

In wartime, terrorists often use fake news as a form of psychological warfare to intimidate Israelis.

Earlier in the day, Iran’s Lebanese proxy Hezbollah claimed responsibility for “an attack on an Israeli radar site” on Mount Dov.

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Hana Levi Julian

Hana Levi Julian is a Middle East news analyst with a degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Southern Connecticut State University. A past columnist with The Jewish Press and senior editor at Arutz 7, Ms. Julian has written for Babble.com, Chabad.org and other media outlets, in addition to her years working in broadcast journalism.