In order to prevent escalation, the IDF will "indefinitely" maintain its troops stationed on Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights, according to the IDF chief.

On January 29th, Jinshi data reported that local time on January 28th, Israeli Defense Minister Katz visited a military camp at the top of Mount Hermon, Golan Heights, controlled by Israel. Katz told Israeli soldiers that the Israeli army would maintain a presence on the top of Mount Hermon and in the military buffer zone between Syria and Israel to ensure the safety of the Golan Heights and the residents of northern Israel for an ‘indefinite’ period. Katz said, ‘We will not allow hostile armed forces to exist in the Syrian southern military buffer zone, and we will launch attacks against any threats.’