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Man indicted on two rape counts following paid sexual encounter in Bat Yam
Shein stole NIS 4,000 from her wallet and threatened a friend of hers, ‘B’, who arrived at the hotel room to help her. He held a club to the friend’s lower back and ordered her to leave.
Louisiana brothers charged for aiding Hamas terrorist with Gaza fundraising scam
Western intelligence warns of Iranian cyber campaign using spyware against activists, press
Russia charges children's hospice chief with spreading false war information
Handala hackers claim to have hacked former MK Ayelet Shaked's phone, share pictures, videos online
The Iranian hackers shared a series of photos, including one of Shaked at a meeting with Bennett and another of her posing with several IDF soldiers.
Privacy takes a leap: The end of the phone number on WhatsApp?
Meta plans a major WhatsApp update letting users sign in with a username instead of a phone number for the first time, similar to Telegram’s long-standing model.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry names two UNRWA employees as Hamas terrorists, citing new evidence
Madhoun’s supposed ID card named him as “Director of UNRWA Operations, Gaza.”
Dead Sea hotel worker conducted espionage for Iran, indictment charges
The defendant was allegedly contacted via Telegram last year and paid 12,000 shekels to carry out tasks for an Iranian agent.
UK COVID denier convicted of terrorism after posting encouragement for violent uprising
The individual, who is a COVID denier, was convicted of terrorism after encouraging a violent uprising against the British government.
Abakar Abakarov, Dagestani Islamist linked to 2023 airport pogrom, found dead in Turkey
Abakarov had been on Russia’s federal wanted list since November 14, 2023, after authorities linked him to the 2023 unrest in Dagestan’s capital.
Dutch teenagers arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia, report says
The Telegraaf reported that the boys had been contacted by pro-Russian hackers on Telegram.
False Telegram post claims Iranian missiles aimed at Israel
Several Hebrew-language media outlets picked up the message and republished it without independent verification.
Hamas publishes video of Gaza hostages Guy Gilboa-Dalal, Alon Ohel
In the video, Gilboa-Dalal said he couldn't believe he was still alive after 22 months of war, and that he was being held in Gaza City.
Editor's Notes: Israel’s media landscape has changed, and so has the country - comment
After October 7, Israelis moved from TV bulletins to social feeds, with Channel 14 gaining ground.
