Settler activists, including far-right MK, illegally cross into Gaza; IDF troops called to scene

A group of settler activists, among them far-right MK Limor Son Har-Melech, illegally breached into the Gaza Strip this evening, prompting the IDF to dispatch troops to the scene.

“We were privileged, with thanks to the blessed God, to enter the Gaza Strip, together with the Nachala movement and dozens of families, women, men, and children,” the Otzma Yehudit lawmaker writes on social media.

The activists from the ultra-nationalist Nachala settlement organization say they crossed the Gaza border with vehicles and planted trees in the area.

The IDF has not yet commented on the incident, but in previous similar cases has said that crossing the Gaza border “is dangerous and disrupts the activity of security forces in the area.”

בפתחו של חודש אדר,
אשר נהפך להם מיגון לשמחה ומאבל ליום טוב,

זכינו בהודיה לה' יתברך להיכנס לחבל עזה, ביחד עם תנועת "נחלה" ועוד עשרות משפחות, נשים, גברים, וילדים.

עזה שלנו לתמיד. רק כך נבטיח ניצחון וביטחון אמיתי לעם ישראל.???????? pic.twitter.com/QN4iLvWTMa

— לימור סון הר מלך (@limor_sonhrmelh) February 19, 2026