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The troops now occupy the Syrian side of Mt. Hermon, a strategic site that affords whoever holds it a view of Damascus. Speaking to reporters Tuesday, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the ...
In what the military described as a temporary defensive measure, Israeli special forces captured the demilitarized area—which includes the Syrian side of Mount Hermon, the country’s highest ...
Israel has sent troops into the buffer zone, including on the Syrian side of snow-dusted Mount Hermon, which is divided between the Golan Heights, Lebanon, and Syria. Only the United States recognizes Israel's control of the Golan Heights. How long will Israeli troops be in the buffer zone? Israeli troops began moving into the buffer zone Saturday.
Israel has also taken control of Mount Hermon, the highest point on the border between the two countries and a blind spot in its defenses that Iran had been exploiting to send low-flying drones.
Following the advance into the Quneitra Governorate and the Syrian-controlled side of Mount Hermon by the Israeli Special Forces Shaldag Unit (Unit 5101), [32] Netanyahu issued a statement saying that the 1974 ceasefire agreement had collapsed when Syrian soldiers abandoned their posts in the Golan Heights, and that the area was to be ...
The relatively narrow Hermon range, with the Lebanon-Syria boundary along its spine, extends for 70 km (43 mi), from 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Mt. Hermon to 45 km (28 mi) southwest of it. [9] The Hermon range covers an area of about 700 km 2 (270 sq mi) of which about 70 km 2 (27 sq mi) are under Israeli control. [ 9 ]
Mount Hermon, Golan Heights: IDF positions were targeted by two mortar rounds that were fired by militants belonging to the "Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni Battalions" of the Free Palestine Movement. This was reportedly done in commemoration of Nakba Day. [1] [60] 21 May 2013: Golan Heights: an Israeli vehicle was hit by Syrian fire.
News. Science & Tech. Shopping. Sports. Weather. 24/7 Help. ... The military on Monday published photos of Israeli commandos in the Syrian Mount Hermon area. Saar said the troop presence was ...