Israel Hayom March 20, 2025
IDF claims ABC report on 'harrowing' Gaza leaflets is fake news mad

Notably, the network failed to provide any photographic evidence of the leaflet or verification that such a document actually exists.
ABC has since issued a correction.

CORRECTION: Earlier report of leaflets with disturbing message in Gaza cannot be confirmed; the IDF has denied dropping them
— ABC News (@ABC) March 20, 2025

This correction came after the network
1. was unable to verify the authenticity of the alleged leaflets,
2. reinforcing the IDF's position that the documents were fabricated.

The Israel Defense Forces has issued a categorical denial regarding a report published by ABC on Wednesday
The report was featured in an ABC story focused on the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

Social media platforms saw the circulation of what appears to be a fabricated document written in Arabic bearing an Israeli Security Agency stamp.

This document stands in stark contrast to legitimate communications issued by IDF Arabic spokesperson Avichay Adraee, whose authentic messages have called on Gaza residents to evacuate from active combat zones for their safety.

The IDF has firmly rejected these reports, emphasizing that the document referenced in the ABC report is entirely fabricated.

ABC News has since issued a correction, posting on their X account that
1. an "Earlier report of leaflets with disturbing message in Gaza cannot be confirmed;
2. the IDF has denied dropping them."