IDF: Troops will stay in Syria buffer zone and strategic Mount Hermon as long as needed

After the Israel Defense Forces on Sunday captured the Syrian side of the strategic Mount Hermon, along with a buffer zone that has existed between the countries since the 1970s, the military stressed that the move was temporary, but also acknowledged that troops would likely remain inside Syrian territory for the foreseeable future.

Israel is preparing for potential chaos following the lightning-fast fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

On Monday morning, Defense Minister Israel Katz said he had ordered the IDF to complete its takeover of the buffer zone separating Israel and Syria on the Syrian side of the border in the Golan Heights, a day after the military began its deployment there.  (Read More)