Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said he has ordered the occupation military to prepare to stay atop the Syrian side of Mount Hermon during the coming winter months.
“Due to what is happening in Syria, there is a huge security importance to our holding of the Hermon peak and everything must be done to ensure the IDF’s preparations in the area, to allow the troops to stay there in the difficult weather conditions,” Katz said in a statement, referring to Israeli occupation forces.
Katz ordered the move during an assessment he held yesterday with Israeli Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi and other top officers, The Times of Israel reported.
The Israeli occupation forces took control of Mount Hermon and the Buffer Zone with Syria last Sunday, just few hours after the downfall of President Bashar Al-Assad’s government.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Golan Heights will remain part of ‘Israel’ “for eternity”.
Alongside the occupation of the Syrian territory, Israeli occupation military launched some 500 strikes targeting the military capabilities of the Syrian Army in several areas across the country.
Source: Israeli media (edited by Al-Manar English Website)
