The Israeli Police and the National Cyber Directorate have advised citizens against answering unexpected WhatsApp calls from abroad. This is because it may be a sign of an attempt to hack a phone.
Authorities claim that a high volume of these calls, including video calls, are occurring among Israelis.
Noting that the issue is being reported to Meta, WhatsApp's parent company, the cyber directorate further stated that responding to such calls will not result in a phone to be hacked or damaged.
WhatsApp users are advised by authorities to modify their privacy settings to block calls from unknown numbers.
Additionally, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that during the night, fighters from its Shayetet 13 Naval Commando unit conducted what it called a targeted raid from the sea in the southern Gaza Strip. The forces involved in the operation destroyed the terrorist organisation Hamas's infrastructure and conducted operations within a compound that was utilised by the group's naval commando forces.
The attack also involved Israel Navy vessels and Israeli Air Force aircraft. The mission was accomplished, and the troops departed the area. The Times of Israel reported that the IDF, however, withheld information regarding the attack's specific information and its intended victim.
Local authorities in Ashkelon, a coastal city in the south, report that multiple rockets fired last week on Friday night from the Gaza Strip were part of the most recent bombardment.
The medical staff at the Magen David Adom ambulance service stated that they are looking for potential wounds.
A single rocket was seen striking a city road on camera, and the balcony of a high-rise apartment block sustained damage.
Two independent forensic analyses of the Israeli citizen's iPhone published by Haaretz earlier this year in April revealed that the device had twice been infected with Pegasus spyware in the previous two years.
The man was notified by Apple in two separate instances that his device might have been the target of a state-sponsored attack. The man has requested to remain anonymous. It is possible that an Israeli law enforcement agency (such as the Shin Bet or Israel Police) was lawfully surveilling him for purposes unrelated to his political activism.