Breaking: Israeli Government Targeted in Cyber Attack

Israeli government websites crashed on Tuesday following an alleged cyber attack, multiple outlets reported.

Several government websites were inaccessible including sites for the Ministries of Health, Interior, and the Foreign Ministry. The sites crashed due to a cyber attack, sources told Channel 11 News and Haaretz.

Israeli’s National Cyber Directorate declared a state of emergency while the attack is being investigated, Haaretz reported.

The strike was the largest cyber attack ever carried out against Israel, a senior defense official claimed to Haaretz. Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel said his office is dealing with the issue, according to the Jerusalem Post.

The suspected attack comes after the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed responsibility for a ballistic missile attack on Erbil, Iraq. Missiles struck near the U.S. consulate in that city, although the IRGC said it was targeting Israeli “strategic centers.”

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