Has hackers disabled Jerusalem Post website?

Published October 10th, 2023 - 06:38 GMT
The Jerusalem Post
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ALBAWABA - Days ago Russian hacker group "Killnet" declared cyberwar on Israel following the massive bombing of the Gaza Strip days after the start of the Hamas Al-Aqsa Flood operation against Israel.

The Russian hackers further confirmed their intention to launch a widespread cyberattack targeting various government systems within Israel.

Nevertheless, Anonymous Sudan Group have also joined the cyber war along with the "Killnet" group against Israeli websites. 

The Jerusalem Post website is down

The Jerusalem Post website has been out of service for a couple of hours triggering rumors on social media that this is an effect of the announced cyberattack war announced by hackers against Israel amid the war between Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters. 

A person wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, "Hackers take down The Jerusalem Post after multiple cyberattacks."

(Photo of The Jerusalem Post website)

Al-Aqsa Flood Operation by Hamas

Hamas military group announced the Al-Aqsa Flood Operation on Oct. 7 targeting Israel with thousands of rockets as Palestinian fighters "infiltrated" the settlements near the Gaza Strip.

After 4 days of war, authorities in the occupation government said that over 900 Israelis were killed in the fighting while over 2,400 others were injured.

Meanwhile, the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza revealed that so far over 700 people have been killed in the Israeli strikes and assaults. 

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