Israel's army loses classified phone during Daraa operation

During a confrontation in the village of Abdin in Syria's Daraa province, Israeli forces engaged with local residents after a shoot‑out at an Israeli‑held position in Tel Kadna. The clash escalated with artillery and helicopter strikes, prompting villagers to block a patrol with stones and leading many civilians to flee.

An Israeli reservist later reported that his encrypted military phone fell into the hands of a Syrian civilian amid the chaos. Israeli authorities remotely disabled the device to prevent the leakage of sensitive information and opened an urgent investigation. Syrian media and officials condemned the incursion, accusing Israel of violating the 1974 cease‑fire agreement and demanding a full withdrawal from southern Syria.