Is Israel trying to entrench its occupation of the Golan Heights?
22 hours ago · The Golan Heights are in southwestern Syria, about 60km (40 miles) south of Damascus. They are bordered by the Yarmouk River in the south and the Sea of Galilee (Lake Tiberias) in the west.
Several countries slam Israeli plans to expand settlements in Syria’s Golan
13 hours ago · The recent Israeli plan will allocate more than 40 million shekels ($11m) to increase the settler population. “Strengthening the Golan is strengthening the State of Israel, and it is especially ...
Israel to expand Golan Heights settlements after fall of Assad - BBC
1 day ago · Israel's government has approved a plan to encourage the expansion of settlements in the occupied Golan Heights. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the move was necessary because a "new front ...
Israel approves plan to surge settler population in occupied Golan ...
1 day ago · The new plan is only for the portion of the Golan Heights that Israel has occupied since 1967. In 1981, Israel’s Knesset moved to impose Israeli law over the territory, in an effective annexation.
Why Israel captured Syria’s tallest mountain just hours after Assad ...
2 days ago · Israel captured the Golan Heights, a strategic plateau in southwestern Syria that abuts Mount Hermon, in the 1967 war and has occupied it since. Syria attempted to retake the territory in a ...
What is the Golan Heights and what does it mean to Israel and …
6 days ago · Item 1 of 3 An Israeli Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) enters Syria at the ceasefire line with Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, as seen from the Golan Heights, December 13, 2024.
Israel watches Syria with trepidation as 50 years of detente is
Dec 8, 2024 · Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in 1967 and annexed it in 1981. Israeli leaders are watching events across the border in Syria with a mix of trepidation and glee, as 50 years of...
Israel Enters Demilitarized Buffer Zone in the Golan Heights
Dec 8, 2024 · Israel said Sunday that it had entered a demilitarized buffer zone in the Golan Heights, abutting Syrian-held territory, amid a lightning fast rebel offensive that swept across Syria and drove ...
UN sounds alarm at Israel’s ‘severe violations’ at key ... - CNN
Nov 13, 2024 · The United Nations has accused Israel of “severe violations” of a 50-year-old agreement with Syria, saying it has engaged in “engineering groundwork activities” that encroach on a key buffer zone...
Israel says it plans to double population in Golan Heights - NBC News
20 hours ago · Israel occupied the Golan Heights during the 1967 Mideast War and later annexed the roughly 460-square-mile area in 1981 in a unilateral decision that was not recognized by the international ...
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