Video: Netanyahu vows to block ‘terror army’ on Israel’s border
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu
Abdullateef Fowewe
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israel will not allow what he described as a “terror army” to establish itself along the country’s border, during a visit to the summit of Mount Hermon on the Syrian side.
Netanyahu made the remarks on Wednesday while touring the area with Defence Minister Israel Katz and senior Israel Defense Forces (IDF) commanders.
The visit came amid heightened regional tensions and Israel’s continued military presence in parts of southern Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in late 2024.
Posting a photograph of himself in tactical gear on X, Netanyahu wrote, “Today in the Hermon summit in Syria. We will not allow any terror army to establish itself on our border. We are committed to defeating the terror regime in Iran—and we will do so.”
Speaking during the visit, he said Israel controlled the area stretching from Mount Hermon towards the Yarmouk River and the Mediterranean Sea, describing the level of control as “absolute” and unprecedented.
Netanyahu further declared that defeating Iran remained Israel’s main objective, saying, “We are very close to it,” while predicting that Iran’s regional network of allies and proxies would eventually collapse.
He described the effort to prevent hostile forces from establishing positions near Israel’s border as one of the major achievements of what he called the “War of Revival” his term for Israel’s ongoing multi-front military campaign.
The Israeli leader was accompanied by Katz and IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Tamir Yadai.
It was gathered that he also received operational briefings from senior commanders of Israel’s Northern Command and the 210th Division.
