The Israeli army has claimed that it stopped a group of far-right Israelis from attempting to enter the Gaza Strip, Anadolu reports.

According to Israeli Army Radio, the group of far-right Israelis breached the security barrier area with the intention of entering Gaza. The radio quoted the army as saying that the group “reached the area of the separation wall between Israel and Gaza, but did not cross into the enclave”.

The army added that it “prevented the group members from entering Gaza and detained several of them”.