Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the summit of Mt. Hermon on Tuesday and held a security assessment with Defense Minister Israel Katz, IDF Chief-of-Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi, and others to decide on continued IDF deployment there.
He received an updated operational briefing from the commanders in the field and issued directives on the continued deployment of the IDF. He commended the IDF operations in the area, and the regular and reservist fighters for organizing quickly and for the sharp and professional implementation.
“We are holding this assessment in order to decide on the deployment of the IDF in this important place until another arrangement is found that ensures Israel’s security,” said Netanyahu. “This is nostalgic for me. I was here 53 years ago with my soldiers in the General Staff Reconnaissance Unit. The place has not changed. It is the same place but its importance for the security of Israel has only been underscored in recent years, and especially in recent weeks with the dramatic events that have occurred below us in Syria. We will determine the best arrangement that will ensure our security.”
The IDF took control of certain parts of Mt. Hermon on the other side of the border last week as Israel is concerned with the security situation there after the Syrian government fell and while no new regime has officially taken hold.
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