Hermon

It has also sent troops into the UN-monitored demilitarised buffer zone between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Syria, as well as several adjoining areas and the summit of Mount Hermon.

It has also sent troops into the UN-monitored demilitarised buffer zone in the Golan Heights, several adjoining areas and the summit of Mount Hermon.

Israel has now established military outposts in the zone, including on the Syrian side of Mount Hermon, or Jabal al-Sheikh, the area's highest peak.

Israel's defence minister has instructed troops to prepare to stay for winter on the peak of Mount Hermon, which sits on the border between Syria, Lebanon and a UN demilitarised buffer zone in the Golan Heights.

Katz posted a picture on X showing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu using binoculars with the words: "Overlooking the Syrian peak of Mount Hermon, which returned to Israeli control after 51 years."