crossed into Syria. IDF troops who were dispatched to the scene located the activists, returned them to Israeli territory, and detained them, the military says, adding that they were handed over to the police for further handling. The activists are members of the Bashan Pioneers group, which calls for establishing settlements in southern Syria. There has been an increase in attempts by the activists to cross the border into Syria in recent months. "The IDF strongly condemns the incident, which constitutes another serious disruption of operational activity and poses a danger to the safety of IDF troops operating in the area," the military says. The IDF adds that "law enforcement authorities are required to bring those involved to justice and to prevent those individuals from repeatedly engaging in this incident, which constitutes a criminal offense." No charges have been filed against the Bashan Pioneers members, and despite their illegal actions, they have also received support from coalition lawmakers. The group, in a statement this evening, says that "after we realized that there is support for the idea of legal Israeli settlement in the Bashan [area], both from the political side and from actors on the ground, but that they are not enough to bring things to implementation, the activists decided to return and push from below, in the hope that we will soon reach actual settlement."
Vierzehn israelische Siedlungsaktivisten haben vor kurzem illegal die Grenze nach Syrien überquert, bevor sie von der IDF nach Israel zurückgebracht wurden – der jüngste Vorfall in einer Reihe ähnlicher Zwischenfälle. Nach Angaben des Militärs waren die 14 Israelis in der Nähe der Grenzgemeinde Alonei Habaschan eingetroffen und nach Syrien überquert. IDF-Soldaten, die zum Ort des Geschehens entsandt worden waren, machten die Aktivisten aus, brachten sie auf israelisches Gebiet zurück und nahmen sie fest, so das Militär. Sie seien der Polizei zur weiteren Bearbeitung übergeben worden. Die Aktivisten sind Mitglieder der Gruppe Bashan-Pioniere, die sich für die Errichtung von Siedlungen im Süden Syriens einsetzt. In den vergangenen Monaten haben die Versuche der Aktivisten, die Grenze nach Syrien zu überqueren, zugenommen. „Die IDF verurteilt den Vorfall aufs Schärfste. Er stellt eine weitere schwerwiegende Störung der Einsatzaktivitäten dar und gefährdet die Sicherheit der in dem Gebiet operierenden IDF-Soldaten“, erklärt das Militär. Die IDF fügt hinzu, dass „die Strafverfolgungsbehörden verpflichtet sind, die Beteiligten zur Rechenschaft zu ziehen und zu verhindern, dass diese Personen wiederholt an diesem Vorfall beteiligt sind, der eine Straftat darstellt“. Gegen die Mitglieder der Bashan-Pioniere wurde keine Anklage erhoben. Trotz ihrer illegalen Handlungen haben sie zudem Unterstützung von Abgeordneten der Koalitionsparteien erhalten. Die Gruppe erklärte heute Abend: „Nachdem wir erkannt hatten, dass es sowohl von politischer Seite als auch von Akteuren vor Ort Unterstützung für die Idee einer legalen israelischen Besiedlung im Baschan [Gebiet] gibt, diese jedoch nicht ausreicht, um die Umsetzung voranzutreiben, beschlossen die Aktivisten, zurückzukehren und von unten Druck auszuüben, in der Hoffnung, dass wir bald eine tatsächliche Besiedlung erreichen werden.“
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Fourteen Israeli settlement activists illegally crossed the border into Syria a short while ago, before being returned to Israel by the IDF, the latest in a series of such incidents. The military says the 14 Israelis arrived near the border community of Alonei Habashan and crossed into Syria. IDF troops who were dispatched to the scene located the activists, returned them to Israeli territory, and detained them, the military says, adding that they were handed over to the police for further handling. The activists are members of the Bashan Pioneers group, which calls for establishing settlements in southern Syria. There has been an increase in attempts by the activists to cross the border into Syria in recent months. "The IDF strongly condemns the incident, which constitutes another serious disruption of operational activity and poses a danger to the safety of IDF troops operating in the area," the military says. The IDF adds that "law enforcement authorities are required to bring those involved to justice and to prevent those individuals from repeatedly engaging in this incident, which constitutes a criminal offense." No charges have been filed against the Bashan Pioneers members, and despite their illegal actions, they have also received support from coalition lawmakers. The group, in a statement this evening, says that "after we realized that there is support for the idea of legal Israeli settlement in the Bashan [area], both from the political side and from actors on the ground, but that they are not enough to bring things to implementation, the activists decided to return and push from below, in the hope that we will soon reach actual settlement."
