TEL AVIV, 13 Dec. - (ANA) - Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has ordered Israeli troops to prepare to remain on Mount Hermon, a strategic location overlooking Damascus, during winter, a statement from his office said on Friday.

 

"Due to what is happening in Syria - there is enormous security importance to our holding on to the peak of Mount Hermon," the statement said.

 

Mr Katz said on Friday he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid a visit to the Golan Heights.

 

"Overlooking the Syrian peak of Mount Hermon, which returned to Israeli control after 51 years," Mr Katz posted on X. "An exciting historical moment." - (ANA) -

 

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