Arab-Israeli Conflict
The Israeli controlled sector was captured by Israel in the Six-Day War of June 1967. It was regained by Syria on October 6, 1973, the first day of the Yom Kippur War, following the First Battle of Mount Hermon. Israel recaptured both the formerly Israeli occupied sector and the pre-Yom Kippur War Syrian controlled sector on October 21, during Operation Dessert. The pre-Yom Kippur War Syrian controlled sector was returned to Syria after the war.
The Israeli occupied sector of the mountain is patrolled by the Israel Defense Forces and the Israel Police, and the Israeli Security Forces maintain a strategic observation post for monitoring Syrian and Lebanese military activity near Mitzpe Shlagim ("Snow Lookout"), which is at an elevation of about 2,224 m (7,300 ft). Its neighboring peak, at 2,236 m, is the highest elevation in Israeli controlled territory.
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