IDF nearly strikes right-wing Israeli activists mistaken for terrorists near Syrian border

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Israeli soldiers at a staging area near the Israeli border with Syria in northern Israel, February 28, 2026. (photo credit: MICHAEL GILADI/FLASH90)https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_3687,w_5530/729917" title="Israeli soldiers at a staging area near the Israeli border with Syria in northern Israel, February 28, 2026. (photo credit: MICHAEL GILADI/FLASH90)" />
Military observers halted an airstrike moments before it launched to hit five Israeli activists near Mount Hermon after realizing the suspected infiltrators were activists with HaBashan Pioneers.

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