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Syrian Mayor Says Israel Collected Arms From Locals In Golan Buffer Zone

A Syrian mayor told AFP he had meetings with Israeli officers as the military conducted incursions in his village inside a Golan Heights buffer zone, saying they had demanded locals relinquish their weapons.

newarab · 17h

In Quneitra, Syrians hold their breath as Israel deepens its occupation of the Golan Heights

In-depth: Israel took advantage of the Assad regime's collapse to expand its occupation of the Golan Heights, with Syrians in Quneitra wary of what comes next.

Boise State Public Radio · 2d

Locals in Syria's Golan Heights fear Israeli operations in area could be a land grab

Locals in Syria's Golan Heights told NPR that they fear a recent Israeli military operation in the area could be a land grab. Israel says the move is necessary to secure its borders.

Barron's · 6h

Israel Army Briefly Detains French Reporter In Golan Buffer Zone

A French journalist was briefly detained by Israeli troops on Wednesday in the buffer zone that separated Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan Heights until Israel entered it last month, the army said.

WBUR · 2d

Syrian locals fear Israeli land grab

Locals in Syria’s Golan Heights told NPR that they fear a recent Israeli military operation in the area could be a land grab. Israel says the move is necessary to secure its borders. NPR’s Hadeel Al-Shalchi reports.

10don MSN

Israel’s plan to double the number of settlers in the Golan Heights is met with conflicting emotions

Syrian leader Bashar Assad was ousted after nearly 25 years in power. Within hours, Israeli tanks rolled into the Golan ...

Middle East Eye13h

French journalist detained by Israel in Syria

French journalist Sylvain Mercadier has been arrested by Israeli forces in Syria while covering the army's advance in the ...

Al Jazeera English24d

Is Israel trying to entrench its occupation of the Golan Heights?

Since the fall of the al-Assad regime, Israel has attacked Syria to deepen the occupation of the Golan Heights. Israeli soldiers with the national flag stand on an armoured vehicle after ...

The Independent23d

What is the Golan Heights and why is the territory so important to Israel and Syria?

The Golan Heights, situated in the southwest corner of Syria and bordering Israel, Lebanon and Jordan, is a 1,000 square mile rocky plateau around 40 miles (60 kilometres) from Damascus ...

Yahoo23d

Israel approves plan to expand Golan Heights settlements

Dec. 15 (UPI) --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 ...

Reuters1mon

What is the Golan Heights and what does it mean to Israel and Syria?

Israel called the incursion a temporary measure to ensure border security. Following is a quick guide to the hilly, 1,200-square-kilometre (460 square-mile) Golan Heights, a fertile and ...

6dOpinion

After Assad, Israel protects itself & the world

The fall of more than 60 years of Ba’ath Party rule in Syria — 50 of those years under the Assad family, father and son — is ...

Greek Reporter6d

Researchers Solve Mystery of 5,000-year-old Golan Stone Circle in Israel

A recent study has questioned the long-held belief that Rujm el-Hiri, the ancient Golan stone circle in Israel, was used as an astronomical observatory. Researchers from Tel Aviv University found that ...

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