The unlawful crossings got here across the announcement by US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack that Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire supported by Turkey, Jordan, and regional companions.
A gaggle of Israeli-Druze civilians had crossed the border from Israel into Syria between Friday night time to Saturday morning, Israeli media reported.
The IDF stated that actions are being taken to convey the group again into Israeli territory safely, KAN stated.
IDF troopers have been deployed on the border along with Border Police with the intention to forestall and suppress the violent gathering. Lots of the Israeli Druze civilians who arrived on the border have been drunk, in response to Walla, and some dozen managed to cross the forces into Syrian territory whereas utilizing violence and pushing IDF troopers.
All those that crossed the border have been returned to Israeli territory by the IDF, in response to Walla, citing navy sources.
The unlawful crossings got here across the announcement by US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack that Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire supported by Turkey, Jordan, and regional companions.
Smoke rises over over Al-Mazra’a village, following renewed combating between Bedouin fighters and Druze gunmen, regardless of an introduced truce, in Sweida, Syria July 18, 2025. (credit score: REUTERS/KHALIL ASHAWI)
Earlier clashes and humanitarian support transfers
Earlier than Barrack’s announcement, it was reported that clashes in Syria between Bedouins and Druze resumed on Friday night, when about 200 Bedouins entered the town of Sweida with rockets and machine weapons and continued the combating.
Israeli Overseas Minister Gideon Sa’ar ordered the pressing switch of support to Sweida’s Druze inhabitants because the nation’s safety forces put together to redeploy to the Druze-majority Sweida metropolis to quell combating by the Druze and Bedouin tribes.
Moreover, a supply advised The Jerusalem Put up that afternoon that “Israel has agreed to permit a restricted entry of inner safety forces into Sweida for the following 48 hours.”
The day earlier than, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu introduced {that a} ceasefire in Syria was achieved by means of “forceful actions.
“We’ve established a transparent coverage: the demilitarization of the world south of Damascus and the safety of our brothers, the Druze,” he added.
Amir Bohbot, Maariv On-line, and Reuters contributed to this report.
