As Israel continues retaliatory air raids into Hamas hideouts within the Gaza Strip after the rocket assaults and floor assault by Hamas terrorists left over 300 lifeless and greater than 1,000 injured in Israel, hackers focused the web site of Jerusalem Post with a number of cyberattacks, the nation’s main and best-selling English newspaper.
As a results of the cyberattack, the web site of Jerusalem Post has crashed and it’s not accessible now. A go to to the URL of the positioning reveals a 403 error, which suggests entry to the servers of the positioning has been forbidden.
Jerusalem Post confirmed on X that it has come beneath a cyberattack, inflicting its website to crash. “The Jerusalem Post has been targeted by multiple cyberattacks this morning causing our site to crash,” the Israeli each day posted on X.
The Jerusalem Post has been focused by a number of cyberattacks this morning inflicting our website to crash.
We’ll be again quickly and can proceed to be the highest supply of data on Operation Swords of Iron and the murderous assaults by Hamas. pic.twitter.com/6S2GOl6Wma
— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) October 8, 2023
The English each day added within the tweet, “We’ll be back soon and will continue to be the top source of information on Operation Swords of Iron and the murderous attacks by Hamas.”
The cyberattacks got here on the heels of the Hamas group launching an enormous rocket barrage and floor, air, and sea offensive towards Israel on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the demise toll within the Hamas terror assault has crossed 300, whereas the variety of injured rose to over 1,800. A day after the assault started, Israeli safety forces are nonetheless struggling to clear terrorist cells hidden inside devastated Israeli localities within the southern area. Many civilians are nonetheless holed up of their properties, hiding in concern of terrorists roaming the areas looking for victims.
Hamas had additionally taken various individuals hostage, however Israeli forces have rescued most of them. Army and police forces neutralised terrorists and rescued their captives after hours-long standoffs in Sderot, Ofakim and Kibbutz Be’eri.
An undetermined variety of terrorists had been captured or killed by safety forces and others, whereas some managed to sneak again into Gaza with hostages, together with ladies, kids, and senior residents, in response to stories.
Israel has launched “Operation Swords of Iron,” putting various suspected Hamas hideouts within the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated Israel’s response to the Hamas incursion will “exact a huge price” on the terrorist group.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian Health Ministry stated 232 individuals had been killed and 1,790 had been injured in Gaza within the retaliatory motion by Israeli forces.
