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Online gambling group Evoke<\/a> has apologized for a \u201ctotally unacceptable\u201d social media post that appeared to trivialize the suspected Israeli attacks on Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah earlier this week, The Guardian<\/em> reports.<\/p>\n

\"Evoke,
Video footage from a market in Lebanon shows the moment a pager explodes in a man\u2019s pocket. Israel\u2019s Mossad is suspected of infiltrating Hezbollah\u2019s supply train to insert explosives into the devices. (Image: Times of Israel: Screen capture: X)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thirty-seven people were killed and 3,000 wounded in the attacks in which pagers and walkie-talkies containing small amounts of explosives were detonated in an apparent effort to incapacitate the Iran-backed group.<\/p>\n

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Israel hasn’t claimed responsibility for the incident, but it\u2019s widely believed to be the work of the country\u2019s intelligence services, which appear to have infiltrated Hezbollah\u2019s supply chain to booby trap the pagers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The attacks led to an escalation of the conflict on Thursday night as Hezbollah, which has called for the destruction of Israel, fired 100 rockets into the country. Israel responded Friday with a \u201ctargeted\u201d air raid on Beirut.<\/p>\n

Almost a year of cross-border fighting between Hezbollah and Israel sparked by the war in Gaza has killed hundreds and displaced tens of thousands on both sides of the border.<\/p>\n

Tone-Deaf Post<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Meanwhile, a now-deleted post shared on Evoke\u2019s Israeli Facebook page included a drawing of a pager with a caption that read: \u201cIf that\u2019s what they\u2019ve managed to do with beepers, imagine what it\u2019s like to work with technology. Wow. Luckily we are recruiting well.\u201d<\/p>\n

The post included a link to a page advertising vacancies within the company.<\/p>\n

Evoke, formerly 888 Holdings<\/a>, is headquartered and listed in London, but also has offices in Tel Aviv. The company was founded in the late 1990s by a group of Israeli tech entrepreneurs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Evoke owns some of the best-known brands in the gaming and sports betting industries, including William Hill, 888casino, 888sport, 888poker, and Mr Green.<\/p>\n

Internal Investigation <\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cThe deleted post was totally unacceptable, and as soon as it was discovered it was immediately removed,\u201d said a spokesperson for Evoke.<\/em> \u201cWe sincerely apologize for any offence caused. We are investigating internally to ensure this does not happen again.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Chris Doyle, director of the Council for Arab-British Understanding, described the post as \u201ctasteless\u201d in a comment to The Guardian<\/em>, adding that it highlights the \u201cdehumanization that underpins these conflicts.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cUntil people start understanding how each other are suffering, it\u2019s going to be really hard to move forward,\u201d Doyle said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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