The Israeli army “will remain at the summit of the Hermon (Jabal al-Sheikh) and the security zone indefinitely to ensure the security of the communities of the Golan Heights and the north, and all the residents of Israel,” he said during a visit to Israeli forces in the area.
After the ouster of Syria's longtime leader Bashar al-Assad last month, Israel's military has taken up a new post in the demilitarized buffer zone created in Syria after the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.
Israel seized demilitarized zone in occupied Syrian Golan Heights in December in violation of 1974 Disengagement Agreement
Israeli troops who seized strategic ground in southern Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad will remain on the summit of Mount Hermon indefinitely, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday after visiting troops there.
Visiting position on Syrian side of Mount Hermon, Katz vows Israel will not allow 'hostile forces' to gain a foothold in area, or be dependent on others for security in area The post Defense minister,
Israel must set conditions for an eventual withdrawal from its buffer zone in Syria, and if it stays longer than six months, the situation could start to backfire, INSS Northern Arena Program Head and former IDF intelligence officer Dr. Carmit Valensi has told The Jerusalem Post.
Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu ordered the army to “take control” of the demilitarised buffer zone in the strategic and water-rich Golan Heights, which overlooks northern Israel, Syria and Lebanon. The 80-kilometre stretch was demarcated ...
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The Israeli military is reportedly preparing for a prolonged stay in Syrian territory, at least until the end of winter.
QUNEITRA PROVINCE, GOLAN HEIGHTS, Syria — The Golan Heights is a rocky terrain dotted with olive trees and grazing cows, and it's enclosed by snow-capped mountains. For much of his life ...
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