Hananya Naftali
חנניה נפתלי‎
Born1995 (age 28–29)
Safed
OccupationSocial media influencer
Years active2014–present
SpouseIndia Naftali[1]
Military career
Allegiance Israel
Years of service?, 2023
Battles/wars
Websitewww.hnaftali.com

Hananya Naftali (Hebrew: חנניה נפתלי; born 1995) is an Israeli Jewish social media influencer

Early life

Naftali was born in Safed in 1995 and grew up in Samaria. He graduated from Kadoorie Agricultural High School.[2][3]

Social media influencer career

In 2014, while serving as a tank crew at the IDF tank unit, he claimed that the mainstream media spread biased information on Israel during the 2014 Gaza War. From there, he started to work as a social media influencer disseminating pro-Israel views.[2]

In 2017, Naftali interviewed Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem after gaining a hundred thousand followers. In 2018, he served as Netanyahu's deputy social media adviser. Likewise, he worked as a freelancer for the Likud party[2][4]

2023 Israel-Hamas War

Naftali announced on X that he was drafted into the army to fight against Hamas in 2023 Israel–Hamas war.[1] On 17 October 2023, he posted a tweet: "Israeli Air Force struck a Hamas terrorist base inside a hospital in Gaza." He later deleted it.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 NDTV, NDTV. ""Goodbye To My Wife": Israeli Journalist Called Up To Fight For Country". ndtv.com. NDTV. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Kumar, Avi. "The rise of Hananya Naftali, social media star and pro-Israel influencer". jns.org. Jewish News Syndicate. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Emily, Emily. "All About Spokesperson Hananya Naftali Deleted Tweets and Social Media". iitnotablealumni.com. IIT Notable Alumni. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Harkov, Lahav. "The error-prone Israeli government spokesman who wasn't". jewishinsider.com. Jewish Insider. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera. "What is Israel's narrative on the Gaza hospital explosion?". aljazeera.com. aljazeera.com. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
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