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Al Jazeera Staff

Pro-Israel online influencing operation has been targeting UNRWA: Report

Israeli soldiers stand next to UNRWA headquarters in the Gaza Strip on February 8 [File: Dylan Martinez/Reuters]

Washington, DC – An online influencing operation using fake social media accounts has targeted the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), according to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, which cited a new report from a disinformation watchdog.

Fake Reporter, an Israeli group that studies online disinformation, found that the accounts echoed Israeli government accusations about links between the UN agency and Hamas, spreading them in comments on social media websites.

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