Google's $45 million contract with Netanyahu's office to spread Israeli propaganda

In June 2025, Netanyahu’s office secured a $45 million contract with Google and YouTube for a six-month ad campaign explicitly termed "Hasbara." Managed through YouTube and Google’s Display & Video 360, the campaign denies famine in Gaza, contradicting UN reports confirming 367 deaths, including 131 children, from hunger since the war began.

On March 2, 2025, Israel’s blockade halted all humanitarian aid to Gaza. Knesset member Moshe Tur-Paz questioned Netanyahu’s public relations strategy.