Anonymous vows to wreak 'electronic holocaust'

Anonymous has vowed to wreak an “electronic holocaust” on Israel next week to “erase” the country from cyberspace.

A video by the hacking group entitled “Anonymous Message To Israel” threatens to take down servers and websites belonging to the government, military and banks in #Op_israel on 7 April.

It shows a suited man wearing a V for Vendetta style Guy Fawkes mask as an electronic voiceover delivers a speech to “foolish Zionist entities”.

“We are coming back to punish you again, for your crimes in the Palestinian territories,” it says, in English with Arabic subtitles.

“All we see is continuous aggression, bombing, killing and kidnapping of the Palestinian people, as in the last war against Gaza in 2014.”

The voice claims Anonymous will not stand by as foreign countries remain “silent” and will respond to “heinous crimes against humanity”.

Anonymous calls young Palestinians the “symbol of freedom, resistance, and hope”, telling them to “never give in” and vowing support.

It accuses the Israeli government of “endless” human right violations, illegal settlements, the killing of civilians and contraventions of international law.

“This is why elite cyber-squadrons, from around the world, will decide to unite in solidarity, with the Palestinian people, against Israel, as one entity to disrupt and erase Israel from cyberspace,” it finishes. “We'll show you on 7 April 2015 what the electronic holocaust means.”