Israel's ‘Jerusalem Post’ website hacked on Soleimani assassination anniversary

Instead of displaying a main news page, the website showed an illustration that appeared to recall top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated in a U.S. drone strike in Iran on January 3 in 2020

January 03, 2022 09:37 am | Updated 09:37 am IST - JERUSALEM

A view of the Jerusalem Post website after it was hacked is shown in this screen grab obtained January 3, 2022. Photo: The Jerusalem Post Website via Reuters

A view of the Jerusalem Post website after it was hacked is shown in this screen grab obtained January 3, 2022. Photo: The Jerusalem Post Website via Reuters

Israel's Jerusalem Post newspaper said on January 3 that its website had been hacked, in what it said was an apparent threat to the country.

Instead of displaying a main news page, the website showed an illustration that appeared to recall top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani , who was assassinated in a U.S. drone strike in Iran on January 3 in 2020.

The illustration showed a bullet-shaped object shooting out of a red ring worn on a finger, an apparent reference to a distinctive ring Soleimani used to wear.

The Jerusalem Post , an English-language daily, tweeted that it was working to resolve the issue.

"We are aware of the apparent hacking of our website, alongside a direct threat [to] Israel," it said.

Its mobile app did not appear to be affected, and other major Israeli news websites were working normally.

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