The IDF arrested 10 girls affiliated with the Uri Tzafon movement who crossed the border from Israel into Lebanon near the village of Ghajar on Wednesday evening. All were located during a pursuit and are being handed over to police for questioning.
The incident began shortly before 17:45 when a group of approximately 10 girls crossed the border fence near Ghajar, an Alawite village straddling the Israel-Lebanon border. The crossing occurred while the IDF was conducting strikes in southern Lebanon, according to security sources.
Initial reports from the military described a pursuit. By 18:05, security sources said some of the group had been arrested and a search for the remainder was ongoing. At 18:23, the IDF confirmed that most of the activists had been located and escorted back to Israel, with troops still searching for the others. By 18:38, the military assessed that all 10 had been caught, though searches continued. The IDF confirmed the full arrest at 18:55.
The group is affiliated with the Uri Tzafon ("Awake, North") Movement, a Religious Zionist organization that calls for Israeli settlement in southern Lebanon. According to the IDF, the girls will be handed over to the Israel Police for questioning. Separately, about 50 additional activists from the same movement gathered near the border on the Israeli side during the incident.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Wednesday (18:41), the crossing was first detected while the search was still underway. The movement has made prior attempts to cross into Lebanon, including an incident on July 14 when five activists were detained near Ghajar.
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