Turkish Hacker Contacts Israeli Defense Minister and Publishes Call Recording

A Turkish hacker managed to breach the phone line of Israeli Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, and made a brief video call with him.

According to Israeli media reports, Minister Gallant answered the call, but he "quickly hung up when the hacker started insulting him." However, the hacker managed to publish "a very short clip and a picture of Gallant" on social media platforms.

In response to the incident, the Israeli minister confirmed the occurrence of the call, indicating in a tweet on his "X" account on Thursday evening that "organized gangs from various countries are calling his civilian non-secret phone and leaving messages of hatred and threats."

Gallant added, clarifying that these "will continue to call and threaten," but he will continue to "issue orders to eliminate their terrorist leader comrades," as he put it.

This incident occurred in the context of regional military escalation, as "Israeli forces have been bombarding and besieging the city of Gaza for days, preparing for its complete occupation." Gallant had threatened earlier in the week that "a massive storm will hit the skies of Gaza City, and the roofs of the towers of terrorism will shake."

The incident also comes two days after "Israel launched airstrikes on a compound in the Qatari capital, Doha, where senior Hamas leaders were meeting to discuss an American proposal for a ceasefire in the devastated Palestinian sector after nearly two years of war."