The Israel Defense Forces website has just posted the following vague announcement:

IDF Operations Department recently defined the essence of IDF cyber warfare, putting together instructions that define the military’s operational methods in cyber space and clarify its goals in facing potential enemies. IDF Website exclusively reveals these instructions for the first time.

According to the document, cyber space is to be handled similarly to other battlefields on ground, at sea, in the air and in space. The IDF has been engaged in cyber activity consistently and relentlessly, gathering intelligence and defending its own cyber space. Additionally if necessary the cyber space will be used to execute attacks and intelligence operations.

There are many, diverse, operational cyber warfare goals, including thwarting and disrupting enemy projects that attempt to limit operational freedom of both the IDF and the State of Israel, as well as incorporating cyber warfare activity in completing objectives at all fronts and in every kind of conflict.

I could go on with the quote but I’m sure you get the idea about this “definition”. It seems to say anything is possible, options are open, as necessary, for all fronts, with various goals…

Their point seems not to be very precise in their announcement of a definition but rather to acknowledge in general that they are monitoring and to formally announce that they reserve the right to attack. The Arabic and Hebrew versions of the page seem to say almost exactly the same thing.