Ex-“Israeli” PM Bennett’s Phone Hacked By Pro-Palestinian Group

By Staff, Agencies

The pro-Palestinian hacker group Handala says it has infiltrated the personal cellular device of former "Israeli" prime minister Naftali Bennett, accessing sensitive documents and personal communications.

In a Wednesday statement, the Handala group, whose name is borrowed from a symbol of Palestinian rejectionism of the Zionist entity’s existence, said they managed to gain remote access to Bennett’s cellphone and hack into his iPhone 13 device.

The digital infiltration was dubbed “Operation Octopus,” apparently in reference to Bennett’s past remarks about Iran being the “head of the octopus” and spearheading the anti-"Israel" coalition in West Asia.

“You once prided yourself on being a leading light of cybersecurity and displayed your expertise to the world,” Handala said in its statement, mocking Bennett’s previous career as a cybersecurity company executive.

“And even so, how ironic that your iPhone 13 fell so easily into the hands of Handala,” the group added.

“Despite all of your pride and boasting, your digital fortress is nothing more than a paper wall waiting to be broken.”

Alongside its statement, the group published a series of files said to have been extracted from the phone, including a contact list with names of senior "Israeli" officials, internal communications, sensitive documents, and personal photographs.

Among the documents exposed in the leak are drafts of memos and letters, some dated July 2025. Additionally, political communications were released, including internal criticism of so-called "security" minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

The leak also included documents with the names of senior "Israeli" officials, including far-right minister of settlements and national missions Orit Strock, and foreign minister Gideon Sa'ar.

In its statement, Handala underlined that the breach represented not just a technological accomplishment but also an element of psychological warfare, describing the information security of senior "Israeli" officials as “fragile.”

The group urged journalists to reach out to them on the social media platform X for further resources.