Times of Israel site hacked by Turkey activists

Turkish activists left a message on Times of Israel to mark the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Balfour Declaration

The Times of Israel’s website was hacked by Turkish activists today on the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Balfour Declaration.

Along with a verse from the Quran, the placeholder on site reads: “Even if we remain the only people in the world, we will still defend Gaza and Palestine.” The message is placed in front of an image of a Palestinian child with a Turkish flag behind him.

The Turkish hacking group Cyber-Warrior Akincilar signed the message.

The Times of Israel confirmed that its site had been hacked adding that it was “working to restore normal service as soon as possible”.

The Times of Israel is under hacker attack. We're working to restore normal service as soon as possible.

— The Times of Israel (@TimesofIsrael) November 2, 2017

The paper is the second largest English language publication in Israel.

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