{"id":201594,"date":"2025-12-24T13:30:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T13:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/201594\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T13:30:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T13:30:09","slug":"the-mount-hermon-position-vital-to-israels-northern-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/201594\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mount Hermon Position Vital to Israel&#8217;s Northern Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By: Colin David.<\/p>\n<p>Why should Israel maintain its presence at the peak of Mount Hermon? For years, Hezbollah exploited the harsh and unforgiving terrain of Mount Hermon for cross-border smuggling of weapons, narcotics, people, and other illicit cargo between Lebanon and Syria\u2014and in the opposite direction as well. Following the collapse of the Assad regime in December 2024, IDF forces took control of the Hermon peak, creating a new reality in a historically problematic area. This move is justified, vital, and essential to Israel\u2019s security. <\/p>\n<p>In a single step, the IDF expanded its strategic depth, thwarting current and future threats and attacks against Israeli territory. Israel\u2019s presence in this area significantly hampers Hezbollah\u2019s operational recovery and rebuilding efforts, particularly toward southern Syria, affects other fronts as well, and helps address the uncertainty and instability prevailing in Syria. <\/p>\n<p>In any agreement, Israel must preserve its presence in this area. Watch\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" alt=\"YouTube player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766583008_436_maxresdefault.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); pfTrackEvent('The Mount Hermon Position Vital to Israel\u2019s Northern Security'); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pf-button-img\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Print Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\" style=\"width: 170px;height: 24px;\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1759231387_705_printfriendly-pdf-email-button.png\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By: Colin David. Why should Israel maintain its presence at the peak of Mount Hermon? For years, Hezbollah&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":201595,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[86,85,46,113503,43,4713],"class_list":["post-201594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-israel","tag-hezbollah","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-israel-northern-border","tag-news","tag-syria"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201594\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/201595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}