Earlier today (Sunday), a number of Israeli civilians arrived at the Mount Hermon area with the intention of attempting to cross the border into Syrian territory.
IDF prevented civilians from crossing into Syria at Mt. Hermon, detaining them for criminal offense endangering security.
An IDF force operating at the point prevented the advancement of civilians and detained them. The civilians who were detained were transferred for further treatment by the Israel Police. The IDF strongly condemns the incident, which is added to other similar incidents in recent days, and emphasizes that this is a criminal offense that endangers civilians and harms the operational activity of IDF forces. The IDF expects law enforcement agencies to exhaust legal proceedings against those involved and to act decisively against this phenomenon.
