Social media accounts posted a screenshot of an SMS message sent by the Palestinian Ministry of Health, which read: “Dear citizens, for the safety and comfort of patients, to prevent the spread of infection, and to increase the efficiency of medical staff, the Ministry of Health urges you to adhere to patient visiting hours in government hospitals. Visiting hours are at the following link: https://op.ps/3Tsntvp Thank you for your cooperation”.

The accounts warned against opening the attached link, claiming that it “will lead to complete hacking of devices”.

One source of the claim

Kashif verified the claim and found it to be misleading. Kashif contacted the Head of the Public Relations and Media Unit at the Ministry of Health, Anas Al-Deek, who confirmed that the message was issued by the Palestinian Ministry of Health and that the attached link is safe.

He added that the link takes citizens to one of the Ministry of Health’s posts on Facebook, which explains the visiting hours for patients in government hospitals.

The Head of the Public Relations and Media Unit at the Ministry of Health, Anas Al-Deek

Kashif’s team also visited the attached link, and was directed to the Ministry of Health’s post on Facebook.

Ministry of Health post on Facebook platform to which the link directs citizens
Sources of verificationSources of claim
Anas Al-Deek – Head of the Public Relations and Media Unit at the Ministry of Health,

Palestinian Ministry of Health
Al-I’tisam News 

Mohammad Mashreqi

Mohammed Almasharqa

Tulkarm News

Nablus and its people – Monitoring Nablus

Jenin Al-Amouri

Hebron City and its people

Free Jenin

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