(Adnkronos) – Tel Aviv, April 22. (Adnkronos) – Dozens of Israeli activists, supporters of the settlers, crossed the border into Syria, only to be escorted out of the country by the army. The activists, who call themselves “Pioneers of Bashan”, claim to have barricaded themselves in a building on the outskirts of the Syrian city of Hader, to await the approval of settlements in Syria by the Israeli government.
According to the Israeli Defense Forces (Idf), about 40 activists pushed about half a kilometer into Syrian territory. Troops then brought them back to Israel and handed them over to the police, reports the Times of Israel, citing the Israeli Defense Forces statement. The Idf “strongly condemns the incident and emphasizes its seriousness, as it is a criminal offense that endangers Israeli civilians and troops”.
