Computer hackers were apparently successful in breaking into Defense Minister Nafatali Bennett's Twitter account overnight Saturday, posting numerous pro-Palestinian and Turkish messages on his profile.
No suspects have been named in the case, but investigators believe the perpetrators were mostly likely from Turkey, noting the majority of the posts were written in Turkish or contained pro-Turkish messages.
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One of the tweets on Bennett's account read "freedom for Palestine," along with an image of a Palestinian flag.
Another tweet was the Turkish national anthem translated into English.
Bennett's office issued a statement on Sunday that said: "Last night at around 2 a.m., the Twitter account of Defense Minister Naftali Bennett was hacked for several minutes. The content was deleted immediately and the password to the account was changed. The matter has been transferred to the relevant cyber authorities in the defense establishment."
Officials are currently trying to assess the security fallout from the incident. Intelligence agencies and information security experts were also checking whether Bennett's cell phone was hacked as well.
