A GROUP with ties to Iran, “Cyber Avengers” have announced that they were responsible for the recent power outages across Israel, a post shared on X by a UK investigative journalist, Suleiman Ahmed, says.

“The ‘Cyber Avengers’, a group with ties to Iran, have proudly announced their responsibility for the recent power outages across Israel, hitting major urban centres such as Tel Aviv and Netanya.

“They’ve lambasted Israeli officials for downplaying the events as mere technical mishaps, alleging a deeper loss of control over their electricity networks. In a bold display of power, the group has issued a stern warning of further, more impactful cyber assaults targeting critical Israeli infrastructure”, the statement reads further.

During the late hours of Saturday, April 13, Iran launched dozens of drones and missiles from its territory to attack Israel. Also, some Iran proxies – Hizbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen launched drone attacks on Israel.

The attacks made Israel and its border countries, Jordan and Iraq, close their airspace, after which it was opened. Also, military and commercial flights to Israel have resumed.

Israel noted that over 300 drones were launched at it from Iran, Iraq and Yemen, but most of them were intercepted with the support of the US and UK.

After the attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke over the phone with US President Joe Biden, who affirmed that the US would continue to assist Israel’s defence but would not take any hostile actions against Iran.

Meanwhile, Israel’s National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, stated that the government must take severe retaliatory steps against Iran.

It is unclear if Israel will launch direct revenge assaults on Iran since American officials have stated that the US would not take any military action.

However, Prime Minister Netanyahu, who has faced large protests and calls for his resignation from Israelis, may respond with retaliatory attacks to appease his far-right cabinet.