Israel’s Jerusalem Post website hacked on anniversary of Iran general’s assassination
- Hackers replaced content with image threatening Israel nuclear reactor, saying: ‘We are close to you where you do not think about it’
- Paper targeted two years after Qassem Soleimani was killed by a US drone strike in Iraq
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the hacking. The image posted on The Jerusalem Post’s website depicts a missile coming down from a fist bearing a ring long associated with Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian general killed by a US drone strike in Iraq two years ago.
The caption reads: “We are close to you where you do not think about it,” in English and Hebrew.
Also Monday, there were reports of an attack on a ship off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea, a crucial route for international trade. Yemen remains mired in a years long war pitting Iranian-backed rebels against a Saudi-led coalition.
Under its policy of nuclear ambiguity, Israel neither confirms nor denies having atomic weapons.
In a tweet, The Jerusalem Post acknowledged being the target of hackers.