Overview

• An unnamed Turkish collective leaked the Israeli defense minister’s personal mobile number and posted screenshots of messages sent to him on WhatsApp.
• One member initiated a WhatsApp video call that Katz answered before he cut the connection.
• During the brief call, the caller hurled insults and captured an image of Katz’s face that was later shared online.
• After the leak, Katz received thousands of abusive messages, including explicit death threats, with some activity described as bot-driven.
• Katz issued a statement accusing “organized Islamist-Jihadist gangs” of the harassment and vowed to continue ordering the elimination of terrorist leaders.