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.

Israel says the move is necessary following the takeover of neighbouring Syria by an Islamist-led rebel alliance.

Qatar criticised the Israeli settlement plan as an aggression on Syrian territories, and called on the international community to act in response. Several Arab nations have condemned Israel’s approval

Israel approved Sunday a plan to double the population in annexed Golan Heights while asserting it would avoid confrontation with Syria despite

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.

The Israeli government on Sunday unanimously approved a plan proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to enhance Israeli settlement building in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, with a budget exceeding 40 million shekels ($11.13 million).

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.