Violations of IDF security protocol by soldiers appear to have unintentionally compromised security. As was reported HERE by YWN, some soldiers have loaded photos of military installations and action scenes to their personal websites, and it appears Hamas has been busy searching for such photos, downloading them and giving them to experts to analyze.

One Israeli expert stated the lackadaisical attitude regarding security matters may carry a price in human life, that of IDF soldiers. Intelligence officials have located a Hamas site carrying dozens of such photos, most taken from Facebook, analyzing IDF abilities in a number of spheres, citing an example that it depicts the inside of a military jeep – with the website mentioning this marks the first time they obtain a real look inside.

Other photos depict military vehicles, some showing classified equipment like computers, while other soldiers show soldiers involved in other military activities. There are also photos of new weapons, and of soldiers engaged in training exercises to apprehend terrorists.

In one shocking photo, a member of a very elite unit is seen wearing an advanced camouflaged uniform shaking the hand of the IDF chief of staff, apparently at the end of a training event. This photo by the way was the only one that the soldier distorted the face of the soldier shaking the military commander’s hand, at least preventing the disclosure of his identity.

Other photos show military bases in detail, considerably facilitating efforts by terrorists to learn about the layout of a base should they plan an attack.

The webmaster of the Hamas forum also writes “If you wish names, email addresses and other information on soldiers, like where and when they hang out, I can instruct you how to obtain this information as well.”

Much of this information is revealed on private websites and Facebook pages of soldiers, who innocently provide more information to the public than they should.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)