#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:

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

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

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

https://www.gov.il – gov.il domains

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

https://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.