Three Gazans infiltrated into Israel from southern Gaza on Shabbos, entering in the Eshkol Regional Council. All three were wearing IDF coats and one even had Israel Air Force ranks on the epaulets of the garment.

According to statements from senior military officials to Walla News, they are not ruling out the possibility that the three were sent by the Hamas military wing to test the alertness and response of the IDF along the border.

Residents of area communities were instructed to remain in their homes as an alert was sounded. B’chasdei Hashem the unarmed infiltrators were apprehended and taken into custody without incident.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)