Israel and Hamas Use Twitter, Social Media as New Theater of War

With social media playing an important role in the 2010 revolution in Iran and the Arab Spring, it is difficult to deny its impact in mobilizing and informing people in the areas of conflict and around the world. With the current turmoil in Gaza, both the Israeli military and Hamas forces have taken to Twitter to update, threaten, and find support. It's the theater of war playing out 140 characters at a time.