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

LA Times

An Israeli soldier sits at a table in the Bahat winery this month in the kibbutz of Ein Zivan in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, which most of the world considers occupied Syrian territory. Days later, the Israeli government approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s $11-million plan of financial incentives to double the population of Israeli settlers in the Golan Heights, which …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Majdal Shams, Israeli-controlled home to the Druze, perches uneasily at the edge of war

Associated Press

MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights — High in the mountains of the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, the town of Majdal Shams is home to members of one of the Middle East’s most insular religious minorities: the Druze. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print People walk past a sign in the Druze village of Majdal Shams, …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Netanyahu says Israeli troops to occupy Syria buffer zone for foreseeable future

The Independent

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Israeli forces to remain in Syria's buffer zone for foreseeable future, says Netanyahu

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Netanyahu visited the buffer zone with Defence Minister Israel Katz, who said he instructed the Israeli military to quickly establish a presence including fortifications, in anticipation of what could be an extended stay in the area. Image- AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday that forces would remain in a buffer zone on the Syrian border, specifically on Mount …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Israeli forces to maintain a buffer zone inside Syria, says Benjamin Netanyahu

Hindustan Times

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday Israeli forces will stay in a buffer zone on the Syrian border, and specifically on the worl, “until another arrangement is found that will ensure Israel’s security.” Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu Netanyahu made the comments Tuesday from the mountain's snow-dusted summit — the highest peak in the area — which is located on …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Is HTS chief Sharaa going soft on Israel despite Golan incursions?

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The Golan Heights ceasefire breach by Israel seems to have no impact on Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s chief Ahmad al-Sharaa who has said that the “general exhaustion” in Syria does not “allow” it to enter into new conflicts with Israel Israel has been Syria’s archnemesis since history can remember. Israel breaches Golan Heights ceasefire Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Netanyahu says Israeli troops will occupy a buffer zone inside Syria for the foreseeable future

LA Times

Israeli soldiers stand on an armored vehicle in Majdal Shams, Syria, on Tuesday after crossing into the country from the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israeli forces will stay in a buffer zone on the Syrian border, and specifically on the summit of Mt. Hermon, “until another arrangement is found that will ensure Israel’s …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Israel seeking to 'expand borders' through Golan plan: Turkey

The Hindu

Turkey on Monday denounced an Israeli plan to double the population living in the occupied and annexed Golan Heights as a bid to "expand its borders". "This decision is a new stage in Israel's goal of expanding its borders through occupation," the foreign ministry said in a statement condemning the move. Israel's government on Sunday approved a plan to double …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Turkey slams Israel's annexation plan, calls it bid to expand borders

Firstpost

Israel’s government on Sunday approved a plan to double the population of the annexed Golan Heights, just days after its troops seized a UN-monitored buffer zone bordering Syria as rebel forces moved on Damascus An Israeli armoured vehicle maneuvers along the security fence near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Israel approves settlement expansion in occupied Golan Heights after seizing Syrian territory

The Independent

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Why Israel has its eyes set on Syria’s Golan Heights

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The Israeli government has green-lit a plan to double the population in the occupied Golan Heights. Here’s why An Israeli armoured vehicle maneuvers along the security fence near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, December 15, 2024. Israeli forces captured the Golan Heights in the 1967 Six-Day War, …

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Israel agrees to double population in Golan Heights citing threats from Syria

India Today

Israel agreed on Sunday to double its population on the occupied Golan Heights while saying threats from Syria remained despite the moderate tone of rebel leaders who ousted President Bashar al-Assad a week ago. Defence Minister Israel Katz said in a statement that the latest developments in Syria increased the threat to Israel, "despite the moderate image that the rebel …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

'Syrian-led' must not be just lip service: China Daily editorial

China Daily

Soon after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad government of Syria on Dec 8, Israel bombed military targets in Syria and quickly occupied the United Nations-recognized buffer zone of the Golan Heights to "protect its own security". In a bid to avert some of the international pressure, Tel Aviv claimed its occupation of the Golan Heights will be "temporary", and …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

Syria's never-ending conflict: Nation already faces a NEW civil war as ISIS carry out fresh massacres and Turkish-backed fighters clash with Kurds, threatening to drag in US and Israel

Daily Mail

Islamist rebel group Ha'yat Tahrir al-Sham officially ended Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's longstanding regime earlier this week, naming a leader of a new transition government days after Assad fled Damascus to seek refuge in Moscow. Destroyed trucks after a Turkish airstrike near Qamishli, northeast of Syria on 11 December 2024 Israeli troops move within the buffer zone between Israel and …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

'We're preventing jihadists from reaching us': Israeli commander on why military moved into Syria

Firstpost

Following the ouster of the Assad regime in Syria, the Israeli military has moved into southern Syria to control the demilitarised buffer zone along the Israel-Syria border, with a commander saying the move was necessitated to ensure jihadists don’t enter Israel Israeli soldiers patrol the perimeter of the agricultural settlement of Avivim, next to the Lebanese border in upper Galilee, …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

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

ABC

Shortly after Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's overthrow by rebel forces, Israel ordered its troops to enter a demilitarised buffer zone situated along the east of Syria's Golan Heights plateau it controls. Israel's occupation of the Golan Heights is not recognised by any country other than the United States, and the IDF's deployment in the buffer zone outside of it effectively …

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Middle East latest: UN General Assembly demands a ceasefire in Gaza

Associated Press

The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved resolutions Wednesday demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and expressing support for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees that Israel has moved to ban. Five people were killed Wednesday by at least three Israeli strikes in different towns in the southern municipality of Bint Jbeil, Lebanon’s Health Ministry and state news agency said. “We’re …

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1 month ago

Israeli warplanes pound Syria as troops reportedly advance deeper into the country

Associated Press

DAMASCUS, Syria — Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country, a Syrian opposition war monitor said Tuesday, and the Israeli defense minister announced that his forces had destroyed Syria’s navy. An Israeli army tank maneuvers near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights from Syria, in …

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1 month ago

Israel Sees Peril And Opportunity As It Advances On Syrian Buffer Zone

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LOADING ERROR LOADING TEL AVIV, Israel — The dramatic downfall of Syrian President Bashar Assad presents possible danger, and an opening, for neighboring Israel. Amir Levy via Getty Images Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israeli forces were moving to control a roughly 400-square-kilometer demilitarized buffer zone in Syrian territory. On a visit Sunday to a Golan Heights hilltop …

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1 month ago

U.S. says it will support new Syrian leaders who protect women and renounce terrorism

LA Times

A boy poses for a photo with a Hayat Tahrir al Sham fighter Tuesday in the courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in the old walled city of Damascus, Syria. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said in a statement that the U.S. would work with groups in Syria and regional partners to ensure that the transition from President Bashar Assad’s …

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1 month ago

As Israel advances on a Syrian buffer zone, it sees peril and opportunity

Associated Press

TEL AVIV, Israel — The dramatic downfall of Syrian President Bashar Assad presents possible danger, and an opening, for neighboring Israel. Israeli soldiers joke next to an armored vehicle parked near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. On a visit Sunday to a Golan …

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1 month ago

Israel deploys troops to buffer zone as rebels take Damascus

Firstpost

The buffer zone, established in 1974 after the Yom Kippur War, separates Israeli-held and Syrian territories. The area has been monitored by UN peacekeepers for decades The Israeli military said Sunday it had deployed troops to a demilitarised buffer zone in southwest Syria bordering the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights following the fall of Damascus to rebel forces. “Following recent events in …

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1 month ago

Syria Civil War: Rebels Topple Statues Of President Assad's Father, Drag One On Road After Capturing Hama — Watch

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Syria Civil War: After taking full control over the strategic city of Homs, anti-government protesters in Syria toppled a statue of late President Hafez al-Assad, the father of President Hafez Assad, in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana, news agency AFP reported. Visuals shared on social media showed the rebels celebrating on the roads and dragging one of the statues of …

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1 month ago

Syria News LIVE Updates: Assad flees to Moscow; Israel strikes Damascus, seizes more territory in occupied Golan Heights

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Syria Civil War Live Updates: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has fled the country of Syria ending a fifty year regime. Syria War Live: UAE urges ‘all Syrian parties to prioritise wisdom’ Syria War Live: United Arab Emirates on Monday said that it is closely monitoring the ongoing developments in Syria, Reuters reported. Syria War Live: On Monday, Russia declined to …

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

Majdal Shams, Israeli-controlled home to the Druze, perches uneasily at the edge of war

Netanyahu says Israeli troops to occupy Syria buffer zone for foreseeable future

Israeli forces to remain in Syria's buffer zone for foreseeable future, says Netanyahu

Israeli forces to maintain a buffer zone inside Syria, says Benjamin Netanyahu

Is HTS chief Sharaa going soft on Israel despite Golan incursions?

Netanyahu says Israeli troops will occupy a buffer zone inside Syria for the foreseeable future

Israel seeking to 'expand borders' through Golan plan: Turkey

Turkey slams Israel's annexation plan, calls it bid to expand borders

Israel approves settlement expansion in occupied Golan Heights after seizing Syrian territory

Why Israel has its eyes set on Syria’s Golan Heights

Israel agrees to double population in Golan Heights citing threats from Syria

'Syrian-led' must not be just lip service: China Daily editorial

Syria's never-ending conflict: Nation already faces a NEW civil war as ISIS carry out fresh massacres and Turkish-backed fighters clash with Kurds, threatening to drag in US and Israel

'We're preventing jihadists from reaching us': Israeli commander on why military moved into Syria

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

Middle East latest: UN General Assembly demands a ceasefire in Gaza

Israeli warplanes pound Syria as troops reportedly advance deeper into the country

Israel Sees Peril And Opportunity As It Advances On Syrian Buffer Zone

U.S. says it will support new Syrian leaders who protect women and renounce terrorism

As Israel advances on a Syrian buffer zone, it sees peril and opportunity

Israel deploys troops to buffer zone as rebels take Damascus

Syria Civil War: Rebels Topple Statues Of President Assad's Father, Drag One On Road After Capturing Hama — Watch

Syria News LIVE Updates: Assad flees to Moscow; Israel strikes Damascus, seizes more territory in occupied Golan Heights