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Army calls off raid after Facebook leak

The Israeli military called off a raid in Palestinian territory after a soldier posted details, including the time and place, on social networking website Facebook, Israel’s Army Radio reported yesterday.

The soldier described in a status update how his unit planned a ‘clean-up’ arrest raid in a West Bank area, the radio station said. Facebook friends then reported him to military authorities.

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