Mount Hermon, a huge cluster of snowcapped mountain peaks towering above the Syria-Lebanon border, overlooks the Damascus ...

Defence Minister Israel Katz made the declaration on Jan 28, after visiting troops there. Read more at straitstimes.com.

“Once placed on Mount Hermon,” he wrote, “Israel’s radar will see far into both Syria and Lebanon, providing early warning of incoming low-flying jets and drones. Israel’s intelligence ...

Israeli forces will indefinitely maintain their strategic position on Mount Hermon in southern Syria, as declared by Defence Minister Israel Katz. This move, following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's ...

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Mount Hermon straddles the border between Lebanon and Syria, and the highest peak reaches 2,814 meters above sea level. Earlier, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that he had ordered the ...

Mount Hermon, a huge cluster of snowcapped mountain peaks towering above the Syria-Lebanon border, overlooks the Damascus countryside as well as the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, which Israel ...

Israel seized Mount Hermon after Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December. The snowcapped mountain overlooks the Syria-Lebanon border and puts Israel within striking distance of Damascus.