Syrian state news agency SANA published footage showing a Samsung XCover Pro 6 military phone, bearing IDF identification stickers, that was left behind at Tal al-Maghar hill near the border village of Abidin. The IDF confirmed the incident is known and under review, stating it is being handled through the relevant channels.
Syrian state news agency SANA published footage on Tuesday showing a military-issue Samsung XCover Pro 6 phone bearing IDF identification stickers, left behind at Tal al-Maghar hill near the Syrian border village of Abidin. The IDF confirmed the incident is known and under review, stating it is being handled through the relevant channels.
The development is the latest in a sequence of incidents involving lost IDF equipment in southern Syria. As The Zioneer reported Monday, knee pads and a locked Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro phone were found at a position the military vacated in the Daraa district. Earlier Tuesday, at 09:18 Jerusalem, the IDF confirmed a soldier lost a classified military phone in Syria, stating the device was disconnected from the network upon learning of the loss. That same timeline saw three sequential versions published at 09:18 Jerusalem, each adding detail — first acknowledging a classified device was recovered by Syrian residents, then noting security codes were changed on similar devices, and finally confirming the network disconnect. Tuesday's SANA footage appears to document a distinct incident involving a similar handset, with the device's military phone model explicitly visible.
As The Zioneer reported Monday, equipment including knee pads and a locked phone was left behind after a withdrawal from a position in Daraa. SANA separately published images from Tell Maa'z after an IDF withdrawal in Daraa on Monday, according to Abu Ali Express. The military has not specified whether the phone in Tuesday's footage contains classified material or under what circumstances it was abandoned.
It remains unclear whether the device contains sensitive operational data or was secured. The IDF has not elaborated on the circumstances of the abandonment at Tal al-Maghar hill, or whether the device had been remotely wiped or disconnected. The two phone incidents reported Tuesday — the categorized device recovery earlier in the morning and this distinct SANA-documented case — are both under investigation.
8 developments
- StrongIDF equipment left behind after withdrawal from position in Daraa, southern Syria
- DevelopingIED explodes near Syrian Army commander's vehicle in Al-Bab, Aleppo
- DevelopingLebanese sources report IDF artillery fire on Yater village, controlled blast in Itron
- StrongIDF: Eilat sirens were a false identification
Source and signal
- Internal intake