Telegram messenger blocked the channel of the military wing of Hamas, and the official Hamas channel in messaging applications in the App Store and Play Store (which works on the phone).
“Access to some channels you subscribe to may be restricted in your Telegram version due to Google Play rules. To view these channels, you can download an Android client with a minimum number of restrictions from the official Telegram website,” says the notice sent to subscribers of these channels, including socialbites.ca journalists covering the conflict between Hamas and Israel.
Attached to the notification is a link to a virtually non-blocking version of the messenger. At the same time, Hamas resources are opened in the PC version of Telegram.
Before that, Pavel Durov, the creator and owner of the messenger reported About the introduction of Hebrew support in Telegram.
7 October Hamas forces launched Several thousand rockets were launched into Israel and the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood was announced. Thousands of militants invaded Israeli territory, seizing dozens of military equipment and more than a hundred hostages. In this context, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announcedthat the country is at war.
The Israel Defense Forces intervention operation was called “Iron Swords”; One of its goals was the destruction of Hamas. Israeli Air Force applied Hundreds of Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip were attacked, and Israel’s National Security Council decided to cut off the supply of water, food, goods, electricity and fuel to the strip. 13 October Israel reported The UN said 1.1 million Palestinians should be evacuated to southern Gaza within 24 hours before a ground operation in Gaza.
Previously Prime Minister Netanyahu named Israel’s goals in the war against Hamas.