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Katz says IDF troops will stay atop Syrian side of Mount Hermon during winter months
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Defense Minister Israel Katz says he has ordered the 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 says in a statement.
Katz ordered the move during an assessment he held yesterday with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi and other top officers.
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