The report by Yeshiva World News said Israeli intelligence officials fear that soldiers may "unintentionally arrange to meet an internet companion, but in essence, may be rendezvousing with a terrorist."
It said Israeli Defense Forces have undertaken an aggressive awareness campaign for soldiers, instructing them to be careful regarding what information they may reveal.
The website quoted a military intelligence official as explaining that Facebook has "become a major resource for terrorists, seeking to gather information on soldiers and IDF units." Other concerns, according to Yeshiva World News, include meetings arranged via Facebook in which Israeli soldiers remain unaware of the true identity of Hizbullah fighters, becoming friends and then slowly revealing classified information that will be used to harm soldiers in the future. It said that one soldier serving with an intelligence unit was sentenced to 19 days in a military jail for posting a photo of his base on Facebook.
