The IDF will deploy a classified system with projectors and speakers to broadcast World Cup matches to soldiers operating in Lebanon and Gaza, according to the report. The system allows viewing in areas without standard connectivity, and the broadcast is intended as a morale initiative for troops in the field.
The IDF is preparing to use a classified system equipped with projectors and speakers to broadcast World Cup matches to troops deployed in the combat zones of Lebanon and Gaza, according to an unconfirmed report circulating in Israeli media. This new detail — that the broadcast will include soldiers in Gaza, not only Lebanon as previously reported — emerged around 18:30 Jerusalem time, over seven hours after the initial reports.
The story began at 11:00 Jerusalem, when journalist Yinon Shalom Yeta reported (and The Zioneer relayed) that the IDF's C4I Directorate would use the classified encrypted network "Z-Tube" to stream World Cup matches to troops inside Lebanon. An IDF spokesperson later confirmed the general initiative, saying the system — normally used for real-time operational footage — enables viewing in areas without cellular or internet connectivity. The new report now adds projectors and speakers, expands the deployment to Gaza, and appears to describe a portable viewing setup. No official IDF confirmation of the expanded deployment has been published.
The Z-Tube system, as The Zioneer noted at 11:00 Jerusalem, is a classified operational video network that normally carries strike footage and support for deep operations in Lebanon and Iran, with reported latency of 300–500 milliseconds.
It remains unclear whether the system's rewind-and-store function will be activated for the tournament, and whether the initiative has been approved at the highest command level. Neither the IDF spokesperson nor the C4I Directorate has responded to the specifics of the latest report.
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