Israel investigating how Syrian civilian reached area near IDF post in Golan undetected - report

A Syrian civilian managed to reach the vicinity of an IDF post in the southern Golan Heights on the Syrian side of the border on Monday without being detected, N12 reported on Tuesday.

The IDF is investigating the incident.

Military officials told N12 that the Syrian civilian was transferred for questioning by security forces. According to the officials, an initial investigation indicated that the incident was not an attempted terrorist attack.

In a separate incident overnight, IDF troops detained two Syrian civilians in the Mount Hermon sector who are suspected of involvement in attempted smuggling operations along the border.

The two suspects were also transferred for questioning by security officials.