‘We regret that Bashan, our ancestral land, remains abandoned. Settlement in Bashan is essential to preserve the achievements of the Gaza war. If the government denies its role, we will have to create facts on the ground: We will invade, we will settle, and the government will approve.’
Israel National News
Several terrorist Jews from the ‘Pioneers of Bashan’ movement crossed the security fence into Syria on Sunday night.
The terrorists positioned themselves near the site where the movement had previously attempted to establish the settlement of ‘Neve Habashan’ and even held a cornerstone-laying ceremony for the settlement with families from the movement.
IDF soldiers discovered the activists and escorted them back to Israeli territory early Monday morning; the activists did not resist. They were handed over to the police and arrested.
Before their arrest, the Jewish terrorists stated, ‘We regret that Bashan, our ancestral land, remains abandoned. Settlement in Bashan is essential to preserve the achievements of the Gaza war. If the government denies its role, we will have to create facts on the ground: We will settle, and the government will approve.’
An IDF Spokesperson responded: ‘During the night, IDF forces identified several Israeli civilians who crossed the border fence into Syrian territory.’
‘IDF forces quickly reached the location, and after a few minutes, safely returned the civilians to Israeli territory. The Israeli civilians were handed over to the Israel Police for further handling.
‘The IDF strongly condemns the incident, emphasizing that it is a serious event that constitutes a criminal offense, endangering both the civilians and IDF forces.’
Two weeks ago, several families from the organization were blocked by IDF forces in the town of Quneitra during another attempt to settle the area beyond the security fence.