An unverified claim circulated Saturday evening alleges that N12 published a false report stating a government representative did not attend the funeral of fallen IDF battalion commander Lt. Col. Dor Ben Simhon. The claim has not been independently confirmed and appears to originate from a single unverified source critical of the outlet's coverage.
A single unverified source — the source critical of N12 — has alleged that the network's Friday report claiming a government representative did not attend the funeral of fallen battalion commander Lt. Col. Dor Ben Simhon was inaccurate. The Zioneer has no independent corroboration of this claim. N12 has not issued a correction or statement as of Saturday evening Jerusalem time. The original funeral report, previously published by several Israeli outlets, has drawn prior controversy: Israeli cabinet ministers earlier criticized former U.S. President Donald Trump after he weighed in on the attendance question. The current claim remains unverified; the desk flags it as a developing, single-source allegation that may be corrected or denied by N12 or other official sources.
2 developments
- DevelopingNoa Kirel eulogizes fallen Lt. Col. Dor Ben Simhon in social media post
- DevelopingCabinet ministers criticize Trump, say he won't be the one attending four funerals
- DevelopingWife of fallen IDF Lt. Col. Dor Ben Shimon eulogizes him in Facebook post
- DevelopingBrig.-Gen. Uri Gordin eulogizes fallen battalion commander Ben Simhon: 'He was like a son to me'
Source and signal
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