#OpOrwahHammad : The hacktivist group Anonymous take down 44 Israeli government websites

The hackers collective Anonymous today took down 44 Israeli government websites in retaliation for the killing of 14 year old American citizen Orwah Hammad. Orwah Hammad was killed in a shooting incident by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF). IDF on its part alleged that Orwah was about to throw a firebomb towards Route 60 during a protest.

The Palestinian protestors and Orwah’s family member have a different story to tell. They say that Orwah was holding a burning Israeli flag and that IDF troops shot him because of this incident. Orwah who was 14 year old teen was a American citizen and born in New Orleans.

#OpOrwahHammad

The paste on Pastebin site posted by a ‘Guest’ today states as below :

‪#‎OpOrwahHammad‬ has officially kicked-off now, and Israeli government websites are feeling it. Anonymous is targeting Israeli government websites in protest of the killing of young Orwah Hammad and many Palestinians alike. The world will not stand by such brutality. Israeli Government beware for you should have Expected Us.

Some of the Israeli government websites hit today include the following:

http://www.ocs.moital.gov.il – Ministry of Industry and Trade

http://www.pwd.gov.il – Public Works Department

http://www.sep.gov.il – Israel Economic and Tourism

http://www.gov.il – gov.il domains

http://www.tahila.gov.il – Israel Government ISP

http://www.embassies.gov.il – Embassy of Israel to the United States

http://www.ejobs.gov.il – Merkava – ministry of Finance

http://dover.idf.il – Israeli Defense Forces

http://www.telaviv.police.gov.il – Israel Police Department

http://www.defence.gov.il – Ministry of Defense

http://www.ecom1.gov.il – Ministry of Finance

http://www.emus.gov.il – Economic Mission U.S.

http://www.first.gov.il – State of Israel – eGovernment

http://www.galil.gov.il – Galil Development Authority

http://www.hosting.co.il – Domain Internet Ltd.

http://www.ifts.gov.il – Integrated Foreign Trade System

http://www.iiop.gov.il – Israel Institute of Productivity

http://www.immigration.gov.il – Israeli Immigration

http://www.index.gov.il – Office of the Prime Minister

http://www.int.gov.il – State of Israel Mail

http://www.israel.gov.il – The Government of Israel

http://www.israel-mfa.gov.il – Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://www.itpolicy.gov.il – Israel Information Technology

http://www.mfah.gov.il – Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://www.mofa.gov.il – Foreign Affairs Ministry

http://www.aa.gov.il/ – The Israeli Antitrust Authority

http://www.cert.gov.il/ – Israeli Government CERT

http://www.dev.cbs.gov.il/ – Shifra Har

http://www.idf.gov.il – IDF – Israel Defense Forces

http://www.israbank.gov.il – Bank of Israel

http://www.israel-info.gov.il/ – Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://www.lapam.gov.il – Israel Government Printing Office

http://www.mohr.gov.il/ – State of Israel-Ministry of Finance

http://sra.gov.il/ – Slum Rehabilitation Authority.

http://tipa.gov.il/ – Water Preservation

http://www.msh.gov.il/ – Shalom civil service reform-Minister Michael Eitan

http://www.isa.gov.il/ – Israel Securities Authority

http://www.tehila.gov.il/ – Israel Government ISP

http://www.mrc.gov.il – Ministry of Regional Cooperation

http://www.nativ.gov.il/ – Nativ Project – PMO

http://www.nioi.gov.il – National Insurance of Israel

http://www.nisa.gov.il/ – Ministry of Finance 1 Kaplan Street

http://www.ocs.moital.gov.il – Ministry of Industry and Trade

Some of the sites are returning 403 errors which points to the fact that they have been DDoSed. Techworm is awaiting a comment from the hackers collective to confirm the above DDoS attacks.