An employee at Ben-Gurion Airport was fired after photographing US military planes operating from the airport and posting the images on a WhatsApp group, Ynet reported on Wednesday.
The incident almost caused a serious disagreement between the US military and the IDF, the report said.
However, the Israel Airports Authority (IAA) responded to Ynet's report, saying that "The information is inaccurate. This was a temporary employee who worked for two months and was fired due to a disciplinary violation, in accordance with protocols."
Additionally, an IDF soldier who was in the area also photographed the US military planes, and is suspected of posting images online, Ynet added.
The IDF is currently conducting a disciplinary process against the soldier, according to Ynet's information.
IDF coordinated with Israel Airports Authority over suspected worker taking photographs
It was the IDF who informed IAA about the worker photographing the US military planes, as confirmed to Ynet by the airport's security division.
Since the start of operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury, many US military planes have been operating at the airport, including refueling planes and cargo planes transporting munitions.