After the ouster of Syria's longtime leader Bashar al-Assad last month, Israel's military has taken up a new post in the demilitarized buffer zone created in Syria after the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.

Earlier this month, Syrian leader Bashar Assad was ousted after nearly 25 years in power. Israel seized the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war.

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, although ...

About 50,000 people currently live there, roughly half of them Israeli settlers and the other half Arab Druze, a religious minority spread among Syria, Lebanon, Israel and the Golan Heights.

There are about 20,000 Israeli settlers living in the Golan Heights now. Some Syrians fear that Israel is taking advantage of Syria's fledgling government to make a land grab.

Israel will “continue to hold onto it, make it flourish and settle it,” Netanyahu said. The international community, with one exception, considers the Golan to be occupied Syrian territory ...

There are about 20,000 Israeli settlers living in the Golan Heights now. Some Syrians fear that Israel is taking advantage of Syria's fledgling government to make a land grab.

Nation & World World Israel’s plan to double the number of settlers in the Golan Heights is met with conflicting emotions Dec. 25, 2024 at 9:05 pm Updated Dec. 26, 2024 at 5:19 am ...

There are about 20,000 Israeli settlers living in the Golan Heights now. Some Syrians fear that Israel is taking advantage of Syria's fledgling government to make a land grab.

In 1973, Syria tried to reclaim the Golan Heights in a war it waged on Israel with Egypt. It failed, but Israel and Syria agreed to sign an armistice, leading to a demilitarized buffer zone ...