Overnight, Israeli troops detained two Israeli civilians who attempted to enter the Gaza Strip, the military says.
According to the IDF, soldiers monitoring surveillance cameras spotted the pair crossing a gate on the Gaza border security barrier, and entering an Israeli buffer zone.
Troops dispatched to the scene detained the pair and brought them back over the fence.
It is unclear why the pair were attempting to enter Gaza.
The IDF says that at no stage did the suspects cross into Gazan territory. The IDF’s fence is built several dozen meters inside Israeli territory.
“Approaching the barrier zone is dangerous and harms the activity of security forces in the area,” the military adds.
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