Israel plans to expand Golan settlements

Several countries slam Israeli plans to expand settlements in Syria’s Golan
US military says it kills ISIL fighters as EU warns that Iran and Russia should have ‘no place’ in Syria’s future.
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 fall of Syria's Bashar Al-Assad. The Israeli government approved the plan on Sunday.
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.
Golan Heights: strategic Israeli-occupied plateau on Syria border
JERUSALEM: Since the toppling of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad more than a week ago, Israel has sparked international condemnation with its moves in the Golan Heights, a st
Germany, Turkey criticize Israel’s plan to step up its Golan Heights population
Berlin says 'perfectly clear' area belongs to Syria; Ankara says attempt to expand borders 'through occupation' is a 'grave concern'
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.
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 significance of Golan Heights, the Israeli-occupied zone in Syria?
The hilly, 1,200-square-km area is a fertile and strategic plateau that overlooks Israel’s Galilee region as well as Lebanon, and borders Jordan
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.
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 Seeking To 'Expand Borders' Through Golan Plan: Turkey
Turkey on Monday denounced an Israeli plan to double the population living in the occupied and annexed Golan Heights as a bid to "expand its borders".
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 ...
What is the Golan Heights and what does it mean to Israel and Syria?
Israel denied on Tuesday it had advanced into Syria beyond a buffer zone with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights since the ...
'Need to complete Israel's victory': Details from Trump-Netanyahu's 'friendly' phone call
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and US President-elect Trump held a discussion regarding the hostage crisis in Gaza and the ...