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IDF Returns Activists After Golan Heights Border Breach

12/22/2025

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The Bashan Pioneers, a group of settler activists, breached the border into Syria in the Golan Heights.
IDF troops located them and returned them to Israel.
The IDF said the activists would be handed over to police for questioning.
Witnesses said the group aimed to promote its claims over the area.
The IDF condemned the unauthorized crossings and highlighted the associated dangers.

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Story summary

The Bashan Pioneers, a group of settler activists, breached the border into Syria in the Golan Heights.
IDF troops located them and returned them to Israel.
The IDF said the activists would be handed over to police for questioning.
Witnesses said the group aimed to promote its claims over the area.
The IDF condemned the unauthorized crossings and highlighted the associated dangers.