#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.