A widely circulated photo on social media showed Israeli presenter Lital Shimsh holding a weapon while working at Israeli Channel 14.

The right-wing newspaper "Israel Hayom" published on Wednesday a photo of the presenter on Israeli Channel 14, close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, placing a weapon on her waist inside the studio.

"Israel Hayom" stated that "among the women who armed themselves is Lital Shimsh, presenter of Channel 14."

It added, "Shimsh appeared on air (Tuesday), and next to the microphone, the weapon can also be seen."

The newspaper pointed out that the right-wing Channel 14 is "the least watched and credible according to a public opinion poll where Channel 12 ranked first, then Channel 13 followed by Channel 11, then Channel 14."

The Israeli government encouraged its citizens to carry weapons after the war on Gaza began on October 7, as National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir distributed weapons to Israelis.

Since October 7, the Israeli occupation army has been waging a devastating war on Gaza, resulting until Wednesday in 22,313 dead and 57,296 injured, most of whom are children and women, as well as huge destruction of infrastructure and an unprecedented humanitarian disaster, according to sector authorities and the United Nations.