to be fair, I'm not sure if it was Aderet [can't find my notes who was it], but there's plenty to go by. Very similar claims made in a report by Idan Ring and Shuki Tausig recently.
I'll say it again, some outlets like Ynet, Maariv, Mako (not ot mention right-wing JPost, Israel Today etc.) are mostly copy and paste of IDF spox statments when it comes to news reporting. Of course, there's also lots of other type of content which doens't necesearly fall into this category, but going by healdines, its what IDF want.
One big caveat: all of this outlets can be very critical of Netanyhu and his goverment, and still "patriotic" to the point of propaganda.
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Since the terrible tragedy of the massacre in the Gaza periphery and the subsequent invasion of Gaza, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit and its head have been prominent in their high functioning. IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari appears before the media every evening and presents a comprehensive and fluent situation assessment, answers questions, and instills confidence in the citizens. Soldiers of the unit and its emissaries accompany the forces on the front in the Gaza Strip, comprehensively documenting the invasion and its consequences, and disseminating explanatory content that reinforces the fighting spirit and the citizens' belief in the IDF.
The Israeli news broadcasts and websites rush to submit to the military spokesperson and echo the statements and documentation of the invasion's successes, the heroism of the fighters, and the humane and moral treatment of Gaza's civilians by the IDF. The Israeli viewers at home, stunned and grieved by the massacre in the Gaza periphery and the incessant attack on the home front, are comforted and encouraged by images and videos of the fighting soldiers and the intensive strikes in the Strip.
The IDF Spokesperson does his job: to speak for the IDF. The problem begins when Israeli journalists get confused and think that this is their job too. The truth is, of course, that the role of the media is the opposite. Journalists are not spokespersons, they are, well, journalists. For a spokesperson, the supreme and sole interest is that of the client. For a journalist, the supreme and sole interest is that of the public.
[....] This, of course, is a mistake. As Israeli history has proven time and time again, in the most painfully possible way. This confusion [between patriotism and truth] is what allows the "false conceptions" that explode in our faces every time. The truth is that loyalty to the truth is the ultimate patriotism.
But when it comes to the IDF, and especially in times of war, the fog of war also covers this sound logic. Criticism of the IDF, or even just truthful reporting on the reality of war, is seen as unpatriotic and draws a barrage of curses and insults on social networks. The direct loser is the Israeli public, which is spared the full picture of the war, but the damage done is also to the war effort itself.