Israel conducted an airstrike on a Hamas facility it said was used to launch cyberattacks against the country from Gaza.
The incident is an unprecedented immediate, kinetic response to a cyberattack and is likely to be closely watched by cyberwarfare experts.
The cyberattacks emanating from the Gaza facility were aimed at harming Israeli civilians and was thwarted online before the strike, the IDF said, though they did not immediately release further details about the cyberattack. The incident is certain to spark further debate on how cyberattacks and live conflict should mix. It's an important distinction as countries including the United States grow increasingly concerned at the possibility a cyberattack on the electric grid, water supply or other infrastructure could lead to loss of human life, and create norms for how they will respond to those threats, either immediately or preemptively.
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