Israel orders troops to prepare for prolonged stay in Syria

The IDF must make special preparations to remain on the strategic Mount Hermon, Defense Minister Israel Katz has directed

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has ordered the country’s troops to prepare to stay in newly seized Syrian territory over the winter, despite growing international calls to retreat.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) seized the demilitarized buffer zone (DMZ) on the border with Syria established in 1974 and expanded...