From the Liveblog of
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Some 40 far-right activists try to enter Gaza Strip to hold prayer service
Some 40 far-right youths tried to break through the Gaza border to conduct the morning Jewish prayer service, Hebrew media outlets say.
The group was caught trying to enter the Strip near the Erez border crossing and taken for questioning by security forces, the reports say.
“We were honored to take part in an attempt to hold Shacharit prayers inside the Gaza Strip, with the belief that Gaza is part of the Greater Land of Israel and from the clear understanding that only settlement can be considered a victory,” a statement by the unnamed group carried by Kan news reads.
“And only a Jewish Gaza will remove the threat of rockets, return the hostages from Gaza, and bring security to the south and country as a whole,” the worshipers say in a statement.
