Israeli planes targeted in attempted takeover

At least two planes from Israel's El Al Airlines suffered hacking attempts from "hostile elements," according to several Israeli news outlets. Both planes landed as planned, according to Mako, an independent Israeli news outlet. No group has claimed responsibility for the reported hacking attempts. Mako, part of the Keshet Media Group, wrote that senior El Al officials reported that the incidents took place over the Somali region and had nothing to do with Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza, which is receiving growing criticism from the international community for the mounting death toll among civilians. The Jerusalem Post reported that "hostile elements" tried to take over the communications network of an El Al plane flying from Phuket, Thailand, to Ben-Gurion airport in Israel on Saturday night. Hackers tried to divert the plane from its destination, giving crew members different directions, but the crew quickly changed means of communication and did not change the flight's route, the newspaper wrote. The plane to Thailand left on Sunday, while the other plane was returning to Israel today. The point of departure of the second plane was not specified.<br/>