Egypt’s Hebrew-Language Radio Role in October War Revisited on Television

Egypt’s Hebrew-language radio service and its role in unsettling Israel during the October War were the focus of an anniversary segment on Channel Two’s “Hekawi El Hawanem.”

The programme featured veteran broadcaster Shahinaz Ragheb, a former director of Egypt’s Hebrew-language radio service, as part of its commemoration of the October War victory.

The retrospective highlighted the service’s wartime broadcasts, presenting them as a source of confusion for Israel throughout the conflict. The available summary did not detail particular broadcasts or explain how their impact was assessed.

By revisiting the Hebrew-language service, the programme turned attention to the broadcasting dimension of the war and the Egyptian radio professionals involved in it.