Instead of displaying its main news page, the website displayed a graphic that appeared to be a tribute to senior Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated in Iraq by a US drone attack precisely two years ago.
A bullet-shaped item fired from a red ring on a finger, which looked to be an allusion to General Soleimani’s signature ring.
“We are near to you where you do not think about it,” it said in stilted English.
An English-language daily, the Jerusalem Post, tweeted that it was trying to resolve the problem.
“We are aware of an apparent hacking of our website as well as a clear threat to Israel,” the statement added.
Other major Israeli news websites appeared to be unaffected, as did the company’s mobile app.
A recent Iranian military training video showed an exploding target that looked like the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Centre near the Negev desert city of Dimona.
Last month, Israel’s former military intelligence chief publicly admitted that his country was involved in the execution of General Soleimani in 2020.
The Israeli government did not respond to the cyber-attack right away.
While Iran has not claimed responsibility, it has increased its tributes to the Revolutionary Guard general who was killed.
