Israeli-media coverage mentioning WhatsApp, translated into English and compared across sources. 48 recent stories.
Report Says Russia Used Cellebrite Tool to Hack Dissident’s iPhone
Citizen Lab says Russian authorities used a Cellebrite tool to access Andrei Pivovarov’s iPhone after his 2021 arrest in St. Petersburg. The report says the data taken included me…
Anti-judicial reform activist repurposes protest WhatsApp groups for her primary bid
Nava Rozolio, a leading anti-judicial overhaul activist, has turned her protest WhatsApp groups into campaign channels for her run in the Democratic Party primaries. She said she…
Meta Reportedly Building a Prediction-Market App to Challenge Polymarket
Meta is reportedly developing Arena, a prediction-market app that would compete with Polymarket and Kalshi. The product could let users bet on elections, politics, sports and ente…
WhatsApp to warn users before opening chats with unknown numbers
WhatsApp is rolling out a new Trust warning feature that alerts users before they open chats with unknown numbers. The warning, available in the latest Android and iOS versions, s…
Witness testimony opens in food market price-fixing trial
Testimony opened in the food market price-fixing case against senior executives, including Victori’s Yossi Rabid and Yochananof’s Eitan Yochananof. The prosecution presented Whats…
WhatsApp Adds New Safeguards Against Account Takeovers and Stranger Scams
WhatsApp has added two anti-fraud protections, one for suspicious device-linking attempts and another that warns users before messaging unknown numbers. The company and security e…
CrossFit Coach Wins Employee Status Ruling After WhatsApp Firing
A Tel Aviv labor court ruled that a CrossFit coach fired by WhatsApp was actually an employee of a Modi'in gym. The court awarded him 102,748 shekels plus 7,500 shekels in costs…
IDF Personnel Chief Warns of Deepening Manpower Crisis
IDF Personnel Chief Maj. Gen. Dado Bar Kalifa warned of a serious manpower shortage of thousands of combat troops. He said the crisis could worsen, criticized shortening military…
WhatsApp adds private contact mentions to text status updates
WhatsApp is rolling out private contact mentions in text status updates, after previously limiting them to photo and video statuses. The feature is appearing in Android beta versi…
Tel Aviv man charged with secretly filming women in fitting rooms and recording sex act
Israeli prosecutors indicted Gur Levi, 25, of Tel Aviv for allegedly secretly filming women in fitting rooms at TLV Mall. He is also accused of recording a consensual sex act with…
Meta taps fintech founder Kunal Shah to lead WhatsApp's next phase
Meta has appointed fintech entrepreneur Kunal Shah to lead WhatsApp after investing heavily in his venture. The company wants him to expand WhatsApp beyond messaging into financia…
Base44 Brings an AI Assistant Into WhatsApp Groups
Base44 has introduced a WhatsApp-group AI agent that can manage shared tasks, answer messages, and connect to outside services. The company says the tool already has thousands of…
WhatsApp rolls out a new Liquid Glass interface for some iPhone users
WhatsApp has started rolling out a Liquid Glass redesign for iPhone chat screens, first to some iOS beta users and now to some stable users as well. The update makes the message b…
Meta to Invest $900 Million in Indian Fintech CRED, Taps Founder to Run WhatsApp
Meta is investing $900 million in India’s CRED and will make founder Kunal Shah the next head of WhatsApp. Shah will replace Will Cathcart, who will stay at Meta to work on AI-dri…
A WhatsApp encryption check may hint at a block, but it is not proof
WhatsApp users are sharing a new way to check for possible blocks by examining chat encryption status. Tech experts say the method is not conclusive, and several other issues can…
Israeli indictment says Telegram catfishing ring extorted men with threats and violence
Israel indicted four men for using fake Telegram profiles to lure men, impersonate officials and extort more than 500,000 shekels. Prosecutors say they threatened, assaulted and b…
WhatsApp Tests a New Android Backup System Outside Google Drive
WhatsApp is testing a new Android backup system that would let users manage backups inside the app instead of through Google Drive. The planned service would offer 2GB free, optio…
Report: Unapproved “Teachers’ HQ” Program Pushes Hard-Right Lessons Into State Schools
An Israeli investigation says the “Teachers’ HQ” initiative is distributing unapproved far-right lesson plans to secular state schools through WhatsApp and a public website. The E…
WhatsApp Tests Green Online Indicator and New Backup Options
WhatsApp is testing a green dot that shows when a contact is online, first on the chat info screen for Android beta users. The company is also working on new backup management too…
Father recalls last message from Nove Habsush an hour before his death in Lebanon
Sgt. Nove Habsush’s father described the final message he received from his son about an hour before Habsush was killed in Lebanon with his tank crew. He also revealed writings an…
Haredi Army Wives Leave Home for First Postwar Retreat in Tiberias
About 160 Haredi women whose husbands or relatives are serving in the IDF spent three days in Tiberias on their first postwar retreat. The event, organized by Ohsot Chayil with pa…
Special Torah Lesson by Rabbi Yinon Amrusi for Shabbat Table
A special Torah lesson by Rabbi Yinon Amrusi on Parashat Chukat was published on June 19, 2026. The page mainly promotes the video and includes site follow and WhatsApp prompts.
Commodore Unveils Retro Flip Phone Meant to Curb Screen Addiction
Commodore is launching the Callback 8020, a retro-style foldable phone aimed at reducing screen addiction. The device, due later this year, blocks browsers and social media at the…
Merav Ben Ari says online abuse is 'disgusting' and says reconciliation depends on election win
Merav Ben Ari told N12 Magazine that the online abuse she receives is “disgusting” and that she briefly considered suing. In a WhatsApp interview with Moshe Nussbaum, she also sai…
WhatsApp Tests an Android Home-Screen Widget for Voice Messages
WhatsApp is testing an Android widget that would let users record and send voice messages from the home screen. The feature, reported by WABetaInfo, is still in development and ha…
WhatsApp tests disappearing one-time text messages with screenshot blocking
WhatsApp is beta-testing disappearing one-time text messages on iOS and Android. The feature will block copying, forwarding, screenshots, and screen recordings, but no launch date…
Leaked WhatsApp Exchange Shows Milei Urging Netanyahu to Invoke God More Often
Rabbi Simon Jacobson revealed a private WhatsApp exchange in which Argentine President Javier Milei urged Benjamin Netanyahu to mention God more in public speeches. The article de…
Commodore Revives Its Brand With a Retro Phone Designed to Curb Smartphone Addiction
Commodore has introduced the Callback 8020, a retro-style foldable phone aimed at limiting smartphone addiction while preserving access to key apps like WhatsApp, Uber and Spotify…
Small Businesses Are Replacing Routine Staff Work With AI Agents
Small businesses in Israel are adopting AI agents for customer service and sales, often for about $200 a month. Business owners and industry figures say the tools are already redu…
WhatsApp Web Starts Testing Group Voice and Video Calls
WhatsApp has started testing group voice and video calls on WhatsApp Web, first with some beta users. The browser-based feature supports up to 32 people, end-to-end encryption, an…
Meta rolls out new AI search and editing tools on Facebook
Meta introduced new AI tools on Facebook, including AI Mode search, video and photo editing features, and image presets. The company also tied the rollout to its new Muse Spark mo…
Britain Moves to Ban Under-16s From Major Social Media Platforms
Britain plans to ban under-16s from major social media platforms under new legislation due by the end of 2026 and enforced from spring 2027. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the m…
Haredi reservists file police complaint over alleged incitement by journalist Haggai Huberman
Two Haredi reserve soldiers filed police complaints against journalist Haggai Huberman over alleged incitement to murder and violence. The case follows public outrage over anti-Ha…
How a WhatsApp Group Bargain Turned Into a Consumer Trap
A consumer article uses Efrat’s broken vacuum-mop to warn about WhatsApp buying groups. It says the low prices can hide weak warranties, poor service, hidden middlemen, and pressu…
Israel’s Cyber Directorate Warns of Fake Home Front Command Alert Messages
Israel’s National Cyber Directorate warned Sunday evening about fake messages falsely circulated in the name of the Home Front Command. The false alert claimed an SMS app update w…
WhatsApp rolls out support for two separate accounts on one iPhone
WhatsApp is rolling out official support for two separate accounts on one iPhone. The feature will reach iOS users in the coming days and keeps each account’s messages, media and…
Israeli Journalist Faces Backlash Over WhatsApp Comments Targeting Haredim
Israeli journalist Haggai Huberman is under fire after more WhatsApp messages surfaced in which he suggested violence and humiliation against Haredi protesters. Police are reviewi…
Russia’s Manpower Crisis Deepens as the Kremlin Tightens Control Online
Russia is facing a severe manpower crisis in its war in Ukraine, prompting record enlistment incentives and other desperate recruiting tactics. At the same time, the Kremlin is ex…
National Cyber Directorate Warns of Microsoft-Impersonation Phishing Campaign
Israel’s National Cyber Directorate warned on Sunday about a phishing campaign impersonating Microsoft Teams and Power BI. The fake messages aim to steal login details and seize a…
Bungee Jump Turns Fatal in Brazil After Crew Reportedly Failed to Attach Safety Rope
A young woman died in Limeira, Brazil, after a bungee jump from a 40-meter bridge went fatally wrong when, according to witnesses and video, the safety rope was not attached. Poli…
Worldwide Outage Hits Facebook and Instagram Users
Users worldwide are reporting major outages on Facebook and Instagram. Downdetector logged more than 113,000 reports, while WhatsApp appears unaffected so far.
New iPhone theft scam uses fake Apple pages to unlock stolen devices
A new scam is helping thieves unlock stolen iPhones by using fake Apple pages, texts and Telegram tools to steal passcodes. Infoblox Threat Intel says the services cost as little…
Rabbi Mordechai Malka discusses how jealousy can drive a person to irrationality
A Hebrew post promotes a video of Rabbi Mordechai Malka speaking about jealousy and irrational behavior in Parashat Korach. It identifies him as the rabbi of Elad and dates the it…
Rabbi Meir Azarzar Presents a Torah Insight for Parashat Korach
Rabbi Meir Azarzar, a Hong Kong community rabbi and senior Arachim lecturer, appears in a video offering a Torah teaching on Parashat Korach. The item was published on 12 June 202…
Children May Look Fine, But War Anxiety Can Show Up in Behavior
The article says children may look normal during Israel’s current security tensions, but anxiety often appears through behavior, physical symptoms and clinginess. Parents are urge…
WhatsApp Tests Self-Destructing Text Messages
WhatsApp is testing a “view once” option for text messages in its Android beta. The feature would delete sensitive messages after one reading and block copying, forwarding, and sc…
WhatsApp Is Adding a New Way to Save and Revisit Status Updates
WhatsApp is developing a message scheduling feature and expanding its status archive tool, according to a WABetaInfo report published by Gadgety. The status archive is already rea…
Ofira Asayag Breaks Her Silence: What Happened With Eyal Berkovic
Ofira Asayag discussed her personal and professional life in a special News 12 interview with Erez Tal. She also addressed her side of the public dispute with Eyal Berkovic, sayin…