(With thanks to Israel National News)
The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) announced Thursday morning that numerous social media accounts identified as being used for foreign influence operations ahead of Israel's elections have been detected and removed in a joint operation with the State Prosecutor's Office Cyber Department and the Central Elections Committee.
The action against them was taken as part of efforts to prevent improper
interference in Israel's electoral process.
As part
of the joint operation, the three agencies worked to identify profiles that,
according to their findings, were being used in attempts to influence the
upcoming elections. Following their identification, measures were taken that
resulted in the accounts being removed from social media platforms.
The Shin
Bet emphasized that the operation was intended to protect the integrity of the
elections and thwart attempts by foreign actors to influence Israel's
democratic process.
The
statement did not identify those responsible for the accounts, the countries
from which the influence operations originated, the platforms on which the
profiles operated, or the messages they disseminated.
The
exact number of accounts removed was also not disclosed.
Efforts
to counter foreign influence operations would continue the Shin Bet stressed.
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