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Declassified affidavit says Gofman denied approving intel. material transfer to Telegram channels

Declassified IDF affidavit shows Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman denied approving division intelligence sent to Telegram, key to High Court petitions on his appointment.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Incoming Mossad director Roman Gofman arrives to a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 5, 2026
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The Instagram bots of Indonesia and the antisemitism game making Jews feel unsafe online - opinion

The goal of these attacks is to make Jewish kids feel unsafe being openly Jewish online. The counter to that isn’t hiding. It’s understanding the game and refusing to play.

|ByMICHELLE BLUMENFELD
A waitress holds a glass of wine in the Skrepka restaurant in Moscow, Russia, April 17, 2026.

Russia's internet crackdown hobbles small businesses

Unpredictable internet outages pose a headache for many small companies in Russia, with billions of dollars in digital sales at risk.

|ByREUTERS
An illustrative image of an Iranian agent in the backdrop of an Iranian flag.

Nazareth woman indicted on charges of spying for Iran, passing sensitive data from ministry job

According to the indictment, Abu Abed’s contact with the handler began around October, after she was approached on Telegram by someone who initially presented the work as innocuous paid filming jobs.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN

IDF opens channels for Gazans to report Hamas humanitarian violations

"Share with us if Hamas prevents you from moving south on the Telegram account at the attached number!" IDF Arabic language spokesman Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee said.

NOVEMBER 9, 2023ByALEX WINSTON
A Palestinian woman uses a Phone app that allows Gaza women to report domestic abuse anonymously, outside Gaza Women's Center in Gaza City May 31, 2022

Hamas channels blocked on Telegram on Android

Telegram has served as one of the central platforms for Hamas to publish statements and propaganda.

OCTOBER 24, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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President Herzog's Telegram account hacked, Israel's Shin Bet probing

The account was quickly returned to normal after the Shin Bet was charged with handling the situation.

OCTOBER 5, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
President Isaac Herzog meets with Israel's political parties to hear their recommendations for prime minister, November 10, 2022.

Late Russian mercenary Prigozhin spoke about his security in newly surfaced video

"For those who are discussing whether I'm alive or not, how I'm doing - right now it's the weekend, second half of August 2023, I'm in Africa," Prigozhin says in the short video.

AUGUST 31, 2023ByREUTERS
Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of Russian private mercenary group Wagner, gives an address in camouflage and with a weapon in his hands in a desert area at an unknown location, in this still image taken from video possibly shot in Africa and published August 21, 2023.

Ukraine says one killed in Russian shelling of Kharkiv region

Eastern parts of the Kharkiv region are directly adjacent to the front line and Ukrainian forces have reported an increase in Russian attacks there in recent weeks.

AUGUST 12, 2023ByREUTERS
A Ukrainian Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) drives, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, near the town of Izium, recently liberated by Ukrainian Armed Forces, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, September 19, 2022.

Russia destroys 20 Ukrainian drones over Crimea

Russia's Defense Ministry said that Ukraine had tried unsuccessfully to strike the Crimea Bridge with S-200 rockets, but that no damage or casualties had been caused.

AUGUST 12, 2023ByREUTERS
Rescuers work at a site of a building damaged during a Russian suicide drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 28, 2023.

Iraq blocks Telegram app, cites personal data violations

Telegram is widely used in Iraq for messaging and as a source of news. Some channels contain large amounts of personal data including the names, addresses, and family ties of Iraqis.

AUGUST 6, 2023ByREUTERS
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Russian general dismissed after accusing top brass of failing soldiers

The general said he raised the "mass death and injury" of Russian soldiers from Ukrainian artillery.

JULY 13, 2023ByREUTERS
A Russian service member holds a weapon on the top of a military vehicle in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict in the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine September 1, 2022.

A ‘dead’ IRGC commander, and the Middle East media problem - analysis

A Telegram channel in Iraq claimed an Iranian commander was killed and then mocked media for reporting it.

JULY 2, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022.

Russia strikes Ukrainian city on anniversary of deadly attack

Russia strikes Kremenchuk, Ukraine exactly one year after a strike on the same location killed over a dozen people.

JUNE 27, 2023ByREUTERS
Dnipro after Russian missile attack, 2023