Algeria Spreads False Claims of Moroccan Officers Killed in Israel in Fake News Campaign

Morocco World

14 hours ago

Marrakech – In a calculated disinformation operation, Algerian media outlets and social media accounts have circulated a fabricated diplomatic document alleging Moroccan officers died in an Iranian attack on Israeli soil.
The fraudulent telegram, purportedly from Morocco's liaison office in Tel Aviv, falsely states that two Moroccan officers were killed and a third severely injured during an Iranian bombardment of Israel's 'Meron' military base.
The forged document first appeared on June 22 on 'Algeria Gate,' a known propaganda account on X. The counterfeit telegram, numbered 'N=126/25' and dated June 20, asserts the Moroccan officers were participating in joint operations with Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF).
The document specifically identifies the supposed victims as 'Captain Mehdi Janour' and 'Commander Jamal Idrissi', while alleging a third officer named 'Noureddine Tazi' was wounded and receiving treatment at Haifa's Rambam Hospital.
The fabricated message, addressed to the Director of Consular and Social Affairs at Morocco's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, contends these officers 'were participating in a joint military training program with Israeli forces and were on the base at the time of the attack.'
The falsified document even includes purported condolences and mentions arrangements for repatriating the bodies to the country.
Telling signs of fraud
Several Moroccan media sources have thoroughly debunked the document, pointing out numerous inconsistencies that expose its fraudulent nature.
Firstly, the supposed 'SECRET' stamp appears beneath the typed text—a technical impossibility for an official seal, as classification stamps are always manually applied after printing. Additionally, the font used in the telegram doesn't conform to standard Moroccan diplomatic communications formats.
No credible sources, recognized media outlets, or independent organizations have reported Iranian strikes targeting the Meron base in northern Israel. More tellingly, no reputable source has mentioned Moroccan military casualties on Israeli territory.
Algeria escalates anti-Morocco PsyOps and misinformation
This blatant fabrication erupts amid an unprecedented escalation of digital hostilities and vicious information warfare between Algerian state-backed entities and e-flies and Moroccan social media users.
This created a virtual battleground of explosive accusations and counter-narratives in a region already destabilized by the outdated military regime of the eastern neighbor, whose obstructionist policies and anti-Moroccan obsession continue to fuel division and regional paralysis.
Just days before this false document surfaced, Moroccan X accounts had circulated unverified rumors about Algerian military casualties in Iran following Israeli bombardments.
Contrary to the autocratic military regime's propaganda machinery, Moroccan mainstream media outlets refrained from amplifying such unsubstantiated claims.
The disinformation campaign targeting Morocco stretches back years, intensifying after Algeria unilaterally severed diplomatic relations in August 2021.
The Algerian regime's state-orchestrated smear campaign has consistently attempted to tarnish Morocco's image by linking the country to IOF ventures in the Middle East—using a reductionist narrative that deliberately ignores Morocco's long-standing support for the Palestinian cause through concrete actions through the Al-Quds Committee, chaired by King Mohammed VI.
Meanwhile, Algeria, despite its loud rhetoric, actively suppresses pro-Palestinian demonstrations—rallies that are held freely and daily across Morocco—out of fear they could be redirected against its own regime.
After failed attempts to implicate Morocco in Israel's genocidal campaign in Gaza, Algerian state-affiliated media now strive to connect the country to the Israeli-Iranian conflict.
Some of these headlines irresponsibly alleged that Israeli-bound weapons ships were halting to refuel or resupply at Morocco's Tanger Med port.
On its 'Hebdo Show,' Algerian channel 'AL24'—notorious for its anti-Moroccan rhetoric—falsely proclaimed that 'Morocco had returned Barak-MX anti-missile batteries to Israel to protect Israeli airspace against Iranian ballistic and hypersonic missiles.'
Other recent provocations include false claims that Morocco offered humanitarian aid to the Hebrew state in its standoff with the Islamic Republic—a narrative deliberately crafted to stoke tensions and vilify Morocco's foreign policy choices.
On June 16, former European deputy Gilbert Collard posted on X: 'Morocco says it is ready to offer humanitarian aid to Israel against Iran. A great people with a great king.'
Despite no official Moroccan confirmation of this statement, Algerian media amplified these allegations, distorting them into claims of military support.
Algeria's relentless plot to demonize Morocco
This baseless allegation exemplifies the Algerian establishment's desperate efforts to associate Morocco with any IOF action, regardless of plausibility.
In contrast, Morocco has maintained diplomatic reserve regarding the Iranian-Israeli crisis.
According to sources quoted by Moroccan media, this deception forms part of Algeria's psychological and information warfare strategy regularly deployed against Morocco.
For regional observers, this media fabrication represents a hasty reaction to recently confirmed reports of several Algerian officers killed in Iran during secret military training—revelations that reportedly embarrassed Algerian authorities.
The incident, unfolding deep within the shadowy corridors of the clerical regime in Tehran, shows Algeria's growing entanglement with Iran's destabilizing agenda—an alliance it desperately tries to mask through reckless deflection and manufactured outrage toward Morocco.
This isn't Algiers' first foray into such deceptive tactics. Press-affiliated accounts and websites engaged in deliberate misinformation campaigns have long attempted to distort facts but have since been exposed and thoroughly discredited.
The Algerian propaganda apparatus continues employing every available method in its information war—from fabricated news and mass disinformation to cyber-attacks—all aimed at undermining Morocco's regional standing and international reputation.