Overview
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Mount Hermon summit on September 9 and was joined by Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF deputy chief of staff Tamir Yadai for an on-site military briefing.
- Netanyahu publicly said Israel now controls the area from the Mount Hermon summit to the Yarmouk River and west to the Mediterranean and vowed Israel will not allow any "terror army" to form on its border.
- Northern Command commander Maj. Gen. Rafi Milo and 210th Division commander Brig. Gen. Yair Peli delivered the sector security briefing that accompanied the visit and outlined ongoing operations in the frontier zone.
- The prime minister framed the visit as part of the government’s "War of Revival," saying the campaign continues and identifying the main task as defeating what he called the "terror regime in Iran."
- Holding the Mount Hermon high ground gives Israel improved observation and faster response to activity near Damascus, Lebanon and the Golan, which could constrain Iran-linked supply lines and affect regional tactics.