Special to WorldTribune.com

TEL AVIV — Israel’s military is said to have established a secret website.

The Israeli media reported that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) was operating a closed website called iNet.

The website, deemed secret and operated by former members of the intelligence community, was meant to provide information to field commanders and planners.

“We get information online from different regions and sources — Iran, the Palestinian Authority, Syria, Lebanon, etc.,” iNet’s editor chief, who could not be named, said. “Then we try to prioritize what’s interesting and what’s not, what will receive a main headline and for how long.”

The Israeli news agency Ynet reported that iNet was being used by the Israeli military and civilian leadership. Ynet said the secret website, not found in Internet searches, was being constantly updated.

“iNet has all the tools officials need to receive urgent updates including a map covering the entire country that gives instant alerts when an attack takes place and a ticker tape filled with instant updates,” Ynet said.

The secret website was also said to include a forum to debate classified
issues. iNet was said to have been inspired by the U.S. Office of the
National Intelligence Director, which updates the president every day on
security issues.

iNet also contains classified videos and images from Israeli satellites
and radars. Ynet said the website provided information on the location of a
suspected Iranian weapons ship captured in the Red Sea in March 2014.

“In contrast to civilian news sites, we aren’t trying to achieve any
number of visitors,” the editor said. “A main headline with 10 views can
stay up for a whole day. On the other hand, there were many cases in which
we changed the main headline nine times in a shift because of developing
events.”

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