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IDF Detains 100 Activists Crossing Syria-Side Mount Hermon

7/6/2026

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The Israel Defense Forces detained about 100 HaBashan Pioneers activists after they crossed from the buffer zone into Syria’s side of Mount Hermon.
The HaBashan Pioneers say Israeli forces used severe violence and seized their phones.
The military condemned the crossing, noting that arrests in May and April were called prohibited and dangerous.
The group says a civilian settlement would cement Israeli control and deter hostile erosion.

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The Israel Defense Forces detained about 100 HaBashan Pioneers activists after they crossed from the buffer zone into Syria’s side of Mount Hermon.
The HaBashan Pioneers say Israeli forces used severe violence and seized their phones.
The military condemned the crossing, noting that arrests in May and April were called prohibited and dangerous.
The group says a civilian settlement would cement Israeli control and deter hostile erosion.