According to the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (KAN) report on December 9, after the Syrian army abandoned its positions in the buffer zone, the Israeli Defense Forces occupied the Syrian outpost on Mount Hermon (Black Mountain) on the 8th. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu previously stated that the protocol reached shortly after the 1973 Yom Kippur War regarding the withdrawal of Israeli and Syrian forces from the Golan Heights has become invalid as the Syrian army withdraws from its positions. Netanyahu emphasized that, with the full support of the cabinet, he and the Defense Minister have ordered the Israeli Defense Forces to occupy the demilitarized zone and control the positions along the dividing line.
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Israeli forces occupy the Golan Heights and Mount Hermon on the Syrian side
According to the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (KAN) report on December 9, after the Syrian army abandoned its positions in the buffer zone, the Israeli Defense Forces occupied the Syrian outpost on Mount Hermon (Black Mountain) on the 8th. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu previously stated that the protocol reached shortly after the 1973 Yom Kippur War regarding the withdrawal of Israeli and Syrian forces from the Golan Heights has become invalid as the Syrian army withdraws from its positions. Netanyahu emphasized that, with the full support of the cabinet, he and the Defense Minister have ordered the Israeli Defense Forces to occupy the demilitarized zone and control the positions along the dividing line.