Mount Hermon

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

Following their activities earlier this week, a group of activists once again climbed into the Mount Hermon area, in the newly controlled areas under IDF authority beyond the official border line.

A member of the HaBashan Pioneers movement puts on tefillin on Mount Hermon, July 9, 2026.
 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

Mitzpe Hashalom: Twilight settles over the entire expanse of the Kinneret as seen from the wooden cabins of Mitzpe Hashalom, where the cliffside horizon softens into a panoramic evening glow.

Shavuot in the southern Golan: Springs, wineries, and ancient Jewish heritage


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.

Israel's mountain guardians: The IDF reservists watching Hezbollah

These men are reservists who were called up on Oct. 7 to guard the northern border. They did their tour of duty in hot spots, got rest, and now have been sent to this land of ice and snow.

 FIRST SGT. LEOR, a reservist guarding Hermon, is originally from New Jersey; his son was born on October 8.