Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has ordered the military to “prepare to remain” throughout the winter in the UN-patrolled buffer zone that is supposed to separate Israeli and Syrian forces on the Golan Heights.Israel seized the demilitarized zone on the strategic plateau on Sunday, just hours after the Syrian opposition swept president Bashar al-Assad from power.Since then, the Israeli military has launched hundreds of air and naval strikes against Syrian military assets, targeting everything from chemical weapons stores to air defenses to prevent them from falling into the opposition’s hands.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The plan to deploy troops in the buffer zone comes at a time when Israeli forces are still withdrawing from southern Lebanon after fighting Hezbollah militants for months and the war in Gaza with Palestinian militants continues.“Due to the situation in Syria, it is of critical security importance to maintain our