A small group of Israeli civilians entered the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday evening, calling on the government to establish a permanent Israeli presence there.

The group, according to Channel 12 News numbering between seven and nine people, was “under constant monitoring” and was returned to Israeli territory shortly after crossing the border, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

“The IDF emphasizes that any entrance to a combat zone is forbidden, endangers the civilians and disturbs IDF operations in the area. The civilians were transferred to the Israel Police for further processing,” said the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit.

One member of the group posted a video from the northern Strip, according to Israel Hayom .

“I’m here inside the Gaza Strip area, within the Yellow Line cont

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