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.

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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,