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Thursday, November 27, 2025
Settler activists cross into Syria, trying to establish outpost; IDF pursuing them
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A group of Israeli settler activists crossed the border from Israel into Syria a short while ago, near the Syrian village of Bir Ajam, in an attempt to establish a new settlement.
The IDF has launched a pursuit after the suspects.
In August, members of the same group of activists, calling themselves the “Bashan Pioneers” — after the biblical name for the Golan Heights and southern Syria region — briefly crossed into Syria before being evacuated back to Israel by the IDF.
A group of Israeli settler activists crossed the border from Israel into Syria a short while ago, near the Syrian village of Bir Ajam, in an attempt to establish a new settlement.
The IDF has launched a pursuit after the suspects.
In August, members of the same group of… pic.twitter.com/KQzALj9oM8
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