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For the First Time: Israeli Military’s Alpinists Unit Completes Cross-Border Activity from the Syrian Hermon to South Lebanon
For the first time, IDF Alpinists Unit completed a cross-border operation from Syrian Hermon to South Lebanon, thwarting terror threats.
Jerusalem, 29 March, 2026 (TPS-IL) — For the first time, forces from the IDF’s (Israel Defense Forces) Alpinists Unit completed what was described as a “dedicated operation” to thwart attempts by terrorist organizations to establish themselves in the Lebanon border area.
As part of the operation, the forces worked in complex mountainous terrain and crossed by climbing through snow from the Syrian Hermon to the Mount Dov area in southern Lebanon, with the aim of scanning the area, gathering intelligence, and locating enemy terrorist infrastructure in the area, using the unique capabilities and tools of the mountain commando unit.
Forces of the 210th Division (a territorial division in the Israel Defense Forces’ Northern Command) continue to be deployed in the area with the aim of protecting the security of the citizens of the State of Israel and the residents of the North in particular.
