Mount Hermon

Mount Hermon is a mountain cluster constituting the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon mountain range. Its summit straddles the border between Lebanon and Syria at 2,814 m above sea level. The Syrian side is currently occupied by Israel.

Mount Hermon is considered to be of great strategic importance to Israel
Syria
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Israel wants to 'keep Mount Hermon' in any Syria security deal

Israel has demanded a presence on Mount Hermon in any Syria security deal as the UN envoy quits amid continued efforts to remove US sanctions

The New Arab Staff
19 September, 2025
Israeli forces have occupied parts of Syria beyond the Golan Heights following the fall of Assad [Getty]
Syria
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Israeli security proposal says Syria must demilitarise south

The New Arab Staff
17 September, 2025
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Post-Assad Syria
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Syria says Israel takes some territory around Mount Hermon

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 August, 2025
The security officer was allegedly killed by drug traffickers [Getty]
Post-Assad Syria
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Tensions rise after Syrian officer killed near Druze villages

The New Arab Staff
30 May, 2025
Members of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force stand near an old Israeli tank as they look toward the Syrian governorate of Quneitra from the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, on February 4, 2021. (Photo by JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images)
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UN extends Syria mission amid Israeli incursions near Golan

The New Arab Staff
21 December, 2024
The Israeli army reinforces its ground forces as military mobility continues in Golan Heights, Israel on December 9, 2024. (Photo by Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Post-Assad Syria
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Israel forces to remain on Syria's Mount Hermon 'all winter'

The New Arab Staff
13 December, 2024