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Hacker Attack Cuts Off Phone and Web Service for Palestinians

HeadlineNov 02, 2011

Phone and internet service in the West Bank and Gaza has been largely cut off after all Palestinian IP addresses came under a sustained hacker attack. Palestinian officials said the sites were attacked in an “organized” manner, using mirror servers. It is unclear who was behind the attack, but some Palestinian officials blamed Israel.

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