Syria, Israel and Golan Heights

What is the Golan Heights and what does it mean to Israel and Syria?
The Israeli government decided on Sunday to double its population on the occupied Golan Heights while saying threats from Syria remained despite the moderate tone of rebel leaders who ousted President Bashar al-Assad.
Israel plans to double population in occupied Golan Heights amid intensive airstrikes in Syria
Israel announced plans to double its population in the occupied Golan Heights, earning international condemnation.
Syrian villagers near the Golan Heights say Israeli forces are banning them from their fields
Residents of a Syrian village near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights say Israeli forces have set up a position in an abandoned army base and are preventing local farmers from accessing their fields
Israel plans to expand into Golan Heights in a 'new front' in Syria
Israel's "demographic development" plan to increase settler numbers only applies to the area of the Golan Heights that Israel seized during the Six Day War in 1967 and later annexed in 1981 and not to territory taken since al-Assad's ouster.
What is the Golan Heights and why is the territory so important to Israel and Syria?
More than four decades later, the entire international community - bar the US and Israel - considers the Golan Heights to be Syrian territory under Israeli occupation. In 2019, the US recognised the Golan Heights as Israeli sovereign territory during Donald Trump’s first term – becoming the only state to do so.
PHOTO COLLECTION: Israel Syria Majdal Shams Golan Heights
People walk past a sign in the Druze village of Majdal Shams, located near the “Alpha Line” that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) People attend a rally celebrating the fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government,
Israel’s move into Golan Heights demilitarised zone
Following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's government, Israeli troops moved into the demilitarised zone inside Syria created after the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, including the Syrian side of the strategic Mount Hermon that overlooks Damascus, where it took over an abandoned Syrian military post.
Israel Enters Demilitarized Buffer Zone in the Golan Heights
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, said he had ordered troops to “take over” the zone between his country and Syria.
Exploiting disarray in Syria, Israel grabs more of the Golan Heights
T HE ROW of square grey forts slung across the horizon is a reminder of the days when Israel prepared for an onslaught by Syrian armoured divisions from the Golan Heights. That la
Netanyahu tours buffer zone inside Syria recently seized by Israeli forces
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu entered Syrian territory on Tuesday during a security tour of the buffer zone seized by Israel in the days since the fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Syria: Israeli forces seize Golan villages in buffer zone, displacing residents
Since the fall of the al-Assad regime, Israel has attacked Syria to deepen the occupation of the Golan Heights.
Israel to open 'new front' in Golan Heights, Netanyahu says
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he will double the Israeli population of the Golan Heights following the ...
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Israel Approves Plan to Double Population in the Golan Heights
Israel approved a more than $11 million plan on Sunday to double its population in the annexed Golan Heights, where some ...