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Israel Spends $45M on Google to Downplay Gaza Crisis

9/7/2025

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Israel paid Google $45 million to promote government messages and minimize the Gaza humanitarian crisis.
The contract started after Israel ceased essential supplies to Gaza on March 2, 2025, causing severe starvation.
Israeli officials strategized digital campaigns to assert no hunger exists in Gaza.
The Gaza Health Ministry reported 185 hunger-related deaths in August 2025, the highest since the conflict began.
Over 43,000 Palestinian children under five and 55,000 pregnant and lactating mothers face malnutrition.

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Israel paid Google $45 million to promote government messages and minimize the Gaza humanitarian crisis.
The contract started after Israel ceased essential supplies to Gaza on March 2, 2025, causing severe starvation.
Israeli officials strategized digital campaigns to assert no hunger exists in Gaza.
The Gaza Health Ministry reported 185 hunger-related deaths in August 2025, the highest since the conflict began.
Over 43,000 Palestinian children under five and 55,000 pregnant and lactating mothers face malnutrition.