Israel, Golan Heights

Israel plans to expand Golan settlements after fall of Assad
Israel says the move is necessary following the takeover of neighbouring Syria by an Islamist-led rebel alliance.
Israel plans to double population on occupied Golan, citing threats from Syria
Israel captured most of the plateau from Syria in the 1967 Six-Day War, annexing it in 1981. Syria demands Israel withdraw but Israel refuses. Various peace efforts have failed.
Live briefing: Israel approves plan to expand settlements on occupied Golan Heights
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says U.S. officials have made direct contact with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. HTS’s leader condemned Israel’s incursion into Syria.
Israel aims to 'double population' in annexed Golan: PM
The Israeli government approved on Sunday a plan to increase the population of the annexed Golan Heights, while insisting it had no intention of confronting Syria after seizing a UN-monitored buffer zone.
Israel Approves Plan Aiming To Double Annexed Golan Population: Statement
The Israeli government on Sunday approved a plan to double the population of the occupied and annexed Golan Heights, following the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the prime minister's office said.
Cabinet approves $11 million plan to double population of Golan Heights
Money to go toward education, renewable energy, establishment of a student village, and a plan for absorbing new residents in Israel's northern region The post Cabinet approves $11 million plan to double population of Golan Heights appeared first on The Times of Israel.
Israel aims to double population in occupied Golan Heights
The Israeli government on Sunday approved a plan to invest more than $10 million in the occupied Golan Heights. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan aims to double the population in the region, his office announced.
Israel approves plans to up Golan Heights settler numbers as 'new front' opens in Syria
The '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.

Syria, Assad

Why Israel captured Syria’s tallest mountain just hours after Assad fell
Assad’s fall to bomb all the Syrian military assets it wanted to keep out of the rebels’ hands – striking nearly 500 targets, ...
Israel drops 'earthquake bomb' on Syria causing devastating mushroom cloud
Israel reports it was targeting Syrian missile sites with its "heaviest" bombing campaign on the country since 2012.
Syria live updates: US aircraft carrier strike group arrives in Middle East
Rebel forces in Syria captured the capital Damascus and toppled the regime of President Bashar al-Assad in a lightning-quick ...
A diminished Hezbollah is made even weaker by the toppling of Assad in Syria
A severely hobbled Hezbollah was in no position to help defend former Syrian President Bashar Assad, a longtime ally, from ...
Syria latest: Assad prisons searched; Israel hits suspected chemical weapons sites
Follow NBC News' live coverage as Syria celebrates toppling Bashar al-Assad's regime. Russia, Iran and the U.S. react and ...
Israel Says It Destroyed Syria’s Navy, Part of Wave of Post-Assad Attacks
Israel says it is striking Syrian military sites to keep them out of “the hands of extremists.” The rebels who toppled the ...