Israel to expand settlements in Syria's 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 fall of Syria's Bashar Al-Assad. The Israeli government approved the plan Sunday.
Netanyahu government approves plan to expand settlements in the Golan Heights
The decision, which was approved unanimously, came just days after the fall of the Assad regime and the IDF retaking the Syrian Hermon.
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.
Israel plans to double its settlers in the occupied Golan Heights after fall of Syrian regime
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the regime change in Syria is fuelling the need to bolster the Israeli population in the region.
Israel approves plan to expand settlements in occupied Golan
JERUSALEM -- The Israeli government approved a plan on Sunday to expand settlements in the Golan Heights, a Syrian territory currently occupied by Israel, according to a statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office.
Israeli cabinet approves plan to double settlements in ‘occupied’ Golan Heights
The Israeli cabinet on Sunday (local time) unanimously approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan, which aims to double the settler population in the Golan Heights, Times of Israel reported. Around 50,
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 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.
Arab countries condemn Israel's 'opportunistic scheme' for Golan Heights expansion
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Netanyahu says Israel aims to 'double population' in annexed parts of Golan Heights
Netanyahu’s office said that the government approved a plan to double the population on the Israeli-held Golan Heights ...
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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 ...
Netanyahu says he spoke with Trump about need for ‘victory,’ as Israeli government approves plan for Golan expansion
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that he had a “very warm” phone call with US President-elect Donald ...
Netanyahu Says Israel Has 'No Interest In Confronting' Syria
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel is not interested in a confrontation with Syria, days after he ordered troops into the UN-patrolled buffer zone between the two countries' ...