Jerusalem, 9 November, 2026 (TPS-IL) — A hacker group with reported ties to Iran has claimed responsibility for distributing threatening leaflets in northern Tel Aviv, prompting an investigation by the Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet) on Monday.
The leaflets, placed in residential mailboxes, carried a QR code directing recipients to the group’s website. Iranian media attributed the operation to Handala, which warned that an Israeli strike on Iranian or allied energy facilities, power stations, oil refineries or desalination plants would trigger consequences. The message ended with the words: “This is a final warning.”
Police said officers collected evidence from several locations and asked residents who find the leaflets to report them through the 100 emergency hotline.