Several Israeli civilians crossed into the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, with Israel Defense Forces troops in the area returning them to Israeli territory, the IDF said. According to the military, the civilians were under constant surveillance by IDF observation units throughout the incident.
Shortly afterward, dozens more Israeli civilians attempted to cross the border in a separate incident. Several breached a barrier and entered the security buffer zone separating Israel from the Gaza Strip, but IDF troops and police officers rushed to the scene and prevented them from entering Gaza.
The IDF did not provide further details on the identities of the civilians or the circumstances that led to the attempted crossings.
