An Israeli businessman said Monday he has received calls and messages from senior Israeli and foreign military officials after he was assigned the former phone number of IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot.
A report by Army Radio identified the man only as "Yossi."
He said that when he began receiving messages, "a red light went on. … If it got in the hands of another citizen, I don't know what would happen."
It wasn't entirely clear how Eizenkot's number was passed on to a private citizen.
The Army Radio report said military phone numbers are often reassigned for security reasons.
It said the IDF returned the number to the mobile provider about a year ago. The provider said the number was not classified and was reassigned to another customer.
