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.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that he had a “very warm” phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump, during which they spoke about the need for Israel’s victory in its war on Hamas in Gaza.

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.

Eyewitness footage shows the moment an Israeli air attack hit the Syrian coastal city of Tartous. Locals of Scotts Valley, California are still reeling after an EF1 tornado touched down in the area on Saturday.

Israel's controversial plan to double its population on the occupied Golan Heights is raising tensions, as the country strengthens its presence in the strategically crucial region. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu states that the move is necessary to secure Israel's future,