MOUNT HERMON, Israel (JTA) – Standing on a peak atop Israel’s highest mountain on a dazzlingly bright February morning, I had just stepped into my skis and begun to descend when I heard ...

amid growing criticism of Israeli statements regarding its prolonged presence on the mountain. Arab diplomats have expressed concern that Israel’s actions and rhetoric regarding Mount Hermon ...

Katz said Israel would not allow what he described as hostile forces to establish themselves in southern Syria. Mount Hermon, a huge cluster of snowcapped mountain peaks towering above the Syria ...

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 ...

According to the newspaper, the operation in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria was conducted by the Israeli Air Force Shaldag (Kingfisher) special forces unit. Mount Hermon is a mountain ...

The temperature on the upper levels of Mount Hermon is currently -0.5° c (33° f). A blanket of snow about 5 cm (2 in) high has covered the IDF tanks and installments on the mountain.

At an altitude of more than 2,000 meters, in extreme weather conditions and snow sometimes reaching meters high, IDF soldiers guard Israel's border on Mount Hermon.

"Israel continues to expand its control over the demarcation zone and other strategic points at Mount Hermon and the surrounding area. In order to eliminate threats and build contact with local ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel will maintain an indefinite military presence at the peak of Mount Hermon and in the buffer zone along the Syrian border.

JERUSALEM, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel will maintain an indefinite military presence at the peak of Mount Hermon and in the buffer zone ...

(Reuters) - Israeli troops who seized strategic ground in southern Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad will remain on the summit of Mount Hermon indefinitely, Defence Minister Israel Katz said ...