The IDF on Tuesday evening confirmed that dozens of Druze-Israeli civilians had managed to infiltrate Syrian territory from the area of the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the North.
According to the military, it was "acting to safely return the civilians who crossed the border."
It was unclear why the IDF was not sufficiently prepared to prevent the civilians from infiltrating Syria.
In addition, it was also unclear what legal consequences would come down on those civilians who violated the law by doing so.
The Druze-Israelis have said they infiltrated the area to help their Druze-Syrian relatives and friends who in recent days have been in gunfights with Syrian-Bedouins and some forces of the new Syrian government.
Israel has been trying to militarily support the Druze-Syrians when Syrian government forces have tried to enter their towns, and could be walking a fine line with how to treat Druze-Israelis, who are up in arms that as many of dozens of their brethren may have been killed during the recent fighting.