Iran Threatens Israelis in Hebrew Ahead of Elections
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS French by baba
An Iranian official posted threats in Hebrew on social media targeting Israelis ahead of the October 27 elections, aiming to undermine confidence in their leaders. Investigations also suggest Iranian-linked accounts are posing as Israeli citizens to influence the political debate. The messages included military threats and calls for intelligence collaboration, which Israel's National Cyber Directorate called an intimidation tactic.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Iranian official Ebrahim Azizi posted threats in Hebrew on social media targeting Israelis before the October 27 elections.
- Azizi's messages included military threats and stated Iran's readiness to "rid the region of your evil once and for all."
- Investigations suggest Iranian-linked accounts are posing as Israeli citizens to interfere in the political debate.
- Previous Iranian operations included Hebrew-language SMS messages offering intelligence collaboration and missile attack threats.
- Israel's National Cyber Directorate denounced the campaign as an attempt to intimidate and sow panic.
Days before Israel's October 27 legislative elections, an Iranian official posted threats in Hebrew on social media, aiming to undermine Israeli public confidence in their leadership. Investigations have also revealed accounts suspected of Iranian links posing as Israeli citizens to interfere in the political discourse. On Wednesday, Ebrahim Azizi, president of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iranian Parliament, posted a message in Hebrew on X to Israelis. "Regardless of your election results, we do not doubt your hostility," he wrote, adding that Tehran is ready to "rid the region of your evil once and for all." This follows an October 20 post by Azizi that called Israel's new security doctrine a "foregone failure" and stated that Israel's future would lead to its destruction by "the brave Iranian people and the resistance front." These posts are part of a series of statements targeting Israeli public opinion directly. On March 7, 2026, Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for the Iranian central headquarters Khatam al-Anbiya, also spoke in Hebrew, accusing Israeli leaders of using the population as "human shields" and criticizing their war management. On May 12, another operation involved SMS messages sent to numerous Israeli phones. These Hebrew messages invited recipients to collaborate with the Islamic Republic on intelligence matters, including contacting Iranian diplomatic missions or online operators. Other messages contained threats referencing future missile attacks. Israel's National Cyber Directorate denounced the campaign as an attempt at intimidation and manipulation to sow panic, advising recipients not to respond, click links, or forward the messages.
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