The Israel Defense Force claims to have stopped an attempted cyber attack launched by Hamas against duration of the weekend. In retaliation, he saw fit to direct a plane against the building in Gaza where the attack. It is the first time a military has retaliated with physical force in real time against a cyberattack.
Immediately after the incident, mass protests began attacks by Hamas and the Israelis that continue to this day. Hamas fired over 600 rockets into Israel, while the IDF carried out attacks against hundreds of military targets (as it reports them). So far, at least 27 Palestinians and four Israeli civilians have been killed, while more than a hundred have been injured. Tensions between Israel and Hamas have risen in the past year, with protests and sporadic violent outbursts.
On Saturday, the Israel Defense Force reported that Hamas had launched a cyber attack on Israel. He did not disclose what the target was, but told them The Times of Israel that it was designed to "harm the quality of life of the people of Israel."
He also said that the attack did not seem to be complicated and they managed to stop it very quickly. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Force said in a statement that "Hamas no longer has hackers after our strike."
The video released by IDF and shows the building that cyberattack is believed to have started.
This particular incident is apparently the first time a military has responded to a cyberattack, and the battle continues. As stated by Catalin ZDNet's Cimpanu, the US targeted an ISIS member in 2015 when he electronically released the archives members of a US service, but this attack did not take place in real time.
Israel's response to Hamas marks the first time a country has responded with direct military force to a cyber attack with an active conflict.
The attack of course raises serious questions about the incident and what it means for similar incidents in the future. A general principle of war and international law states that attacks should be proportionate in response. (For example, a country will not be allowed to launch a nuclear missile against the rival capital if a soldier is killed at the border.)
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