Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the country’s military to remain in the area of Syria’s Mount Hermon until at least the end of 2025, a source with knowledge of the matter told CNN on Wednesday.

Israel will remain on the strategic Mount Hermon site on the Syrian border until another arrangement is found, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israeli troops will remain stationed on the strategic Mount Hermon near the Syrian border until alternative security arrangements are established. The statement follows Israel’s occupation of the site earlier this month after the collapse of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli forces will stay in a buffer zone on the Syrian border “until another arrangement is found that will ensure Israel’s security.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that his forces will for now occupy territory they had seized over the border in Syria. Netanyahu, who spoke in a video address from Mount

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israeli forces would remain in a buffer zone on the Syrian border, seized after Assad's ouster until a new security arrangement is in place. Speaking from Mount Hermon,