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The Israeli Army called off a raid scheduled for today in the West Bank after a soldier posted details of the operation on Facebook. Anchor Marco Werman has details.

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MARCO WERMAN:  The Pentagon recently completed a review of whether its troops should be allowed to use online social media from the battlefield.  The decision was yes, as long as the posting don’t compromise operational security.  Well, Israel may want to rethink its similar policy.  The Israeli Army called off a raid scheduled for today scheduled in the West Bank after a soldier posted his soon to be status on Facebook.  The soldier updated his Facebook page with this post:  “On Wednesday we are cleaning Qatanna and on Thursday, God willing, going home.”  The posting also included the exact time and location of the planned sweep.  But it turns out that the soldier’s Facebook friends include others in his unit.  They saw the posting and they alerted their commanders.  It’s safe to say that the soldier and the Israeli Army are no longer “friends”.

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