Mount Hermon

IDF nearly strikes right-wing Israeli activists mistaken for terrorists near Syrian border - report

Military observers halted an airstrike moments before it launched to hit five Israeli activists near Mount Hermon after realizing the suspected infiltrators were activists with HaBashan Pioneers.

Israeli soldiers at a staging area near the Israeli border with Syria in northern Israel, February 28, 2026.
A member of the HaBashan Pioneers movement puts on tefillin on Mount Hermon, July 9, 2026.

Israeli settler group crosses Syria border again, spends night on Mount Hermon

 Direction and distance sign for the Syrian capital of Damascus at Mount Bental Israeli military outpost on the Syrian border

Israel’s Syria border dilemma: When activism undermines security policy - analysis

The IDF's Lavi Hummer in an undated photograph

IDF unveils upgraded Hummer, featuring 'first of its kind' turbo system


'Protecting residents of the Golan': IDF locates weapons and ammunition in Syria's buffer zone

The weapons discovery was made as Israeli forces were deployed at control points within the buffer zone and ensuring the safety of the civilians living in the Golan Heights.

Weapons discovered by the IDF in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria on December 13, 2024.

Israel at war: What happened on day 434?

Trump team considers hitting Iran nuke sites • Egyptian sources say both sides showing flexibility • US says hostage deal may be close • IDF finds weapons, ammo in Syria buffer zone

 Israeli military forces cross the fence to the buffer zone with Syria, near the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Israel-annexed Golan Heights, on December 11, 2024.

Syria can help Israel 'completely destroy enemy armies without war,' expert says

Experts warn instability post-Assad poses risks, with extremist groups gaining ground and potential long-term Israeli presence.

 Tanks stand after rebels led by HTS have sought to capitalize on their swift takeover of Aleppo in the north and Hama in west-central Syria by pressing onwards to Homs, in Hama, Syria December 6, 2024.

Katz instructs IDF to create security area in Syrian buffer zone

Katz's instructions came after the IDF, on Sunday afternoon, took control of the Syrian side of Mount Hermon.

View of the Israeli border fence with Syria, in northern Israel, December 8, 2024

Israel at war: What happened on day 429?

IDF takes over Syrian Hermon, strikes Syrian chemical weapons factory

 IDF troops conduct an exercise in the Golan Heights. December 3, 2024.

IDF: Assad's fall marks end of Iran's axis of resistance, new challenges ahead in Syria

Israeli military sources note a new era in Syria offers lots of historic opportunities and serious dangers.

 Israeli soldiers take a position in the Golan Heights, near the Israeli border with Syria, northern Israel, December 8, 2024.

IDF takes over Syrian Hermon, strikes Syrian chemical weapons factory

The military also stated it would not get involved in any internal occurrences in Syria, provided that no forces in Syria endanger Israeli security interests.

 IDF troops operate in the Syrian area of Mount Hermon. December 8, 2024.

Feel at home: Initiatives and donations for evacuees

Helen Doron and Harel Group unite to support Israeli children facing challenges as the new school year begins.

  Sarit Shemesh chairman of Savion Women's Circle Group Helen Doron's English Study Kits Department

Israel’s canceled ski season reveals a ripple effect of war: economic hardship in the north

This winter, not a single paying visitor was able to visit the year-round attraction in northern Golan Heights.

 Israeli reserve soldiers belonging to the IDF Alpinist Unit, seen during a drill in Mount Hermon, northern Israel, February 7, 2024.

Israel's multi-front war: Developments from North to South - analysis

 Despite the quiet on the Gaza border and the harsh conditions on the Hermon, Israel is now deep into a five-month war that has no clear end in sight. 

 IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, March 20, 2024.