Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has ordered Israeli troops to prepare to remain on Mount Hermon, a strategic location overlooking Damascus, during winter, a statement from his office said on Friday.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“Due to what is happening in Syria - there is enormous security importance to our holding on to the peak of Mount Hermon,” the statement said. Read more:Amid ashes of al-Assad family’s mausoleum, Syrian opposition vows to erase their legacySyria’s new govt says to suspend constitution, parliament for three monthsTurkish intelligence chief Kalin is in Damascus, say two sources with knowledge