The Golan Heights are a rocky plateau in the Levant region of Western Asia that was captured by Israel from Syria in the 1967 Six-Day War. The international community, with the exception of Israel and the United States, considers the Golan Heights to be Syrian territory held by Israel under military occupation . [ 1 ]

The Golan Heights, [c] or simply the Golan, is a basaltic plateau at the southwest corner of Syria. It is bordered by the Yarmouk River in the south, the Sea of Galilee and Hula Valley in the west, the Anti-Lebanon mountains with Mount Hermon in the north and Wadi Raqqad in the east.

Jan 23, 2025 · 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 ...

Dec 10, 2024 · The Israeli government decided 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...

Jan 24, 2025 · Golan Heights, hilly area overlooking the upper Jordan River valley on the west. The area was part of extreme southwestern Syria until 1967, when it came under Israeli military occupation, and in December 1981 Israel unilaterally annexed the part of the Golan it held.

Dec 11, 2024 · Here is a quick guide to the hilly, 1,200-square-kilometre Golan Heights, a fertile and strategic plateau that overlooks Israel's Galilee region as well as Lebanon, and borders Jordan.

Dec 15, 2024 · Israel's government has approved a plan to encourage the expansion of settlements in the occupied Golan Heights. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the move was necessary because a "new...

Dec 8, 2024 · Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he ordered Israeli forces to grab a buffer zone in the Golan Heights established by a 1974 ceasefire agreement with Syria, after a lightning advance by...

Dec 19, 2024 · As Syria enters a new era following Bashar Assad's fall, Israel's 'temporary' incursion into the Golan Heights' demilitarized zone is creating geopolitical uncertainty. From tank battles to tenuous cease-fires, Hezbollah to Hayat al-Sham, here's what you need to know about the Middle East's latest flashpoint

Dec 14, 2024 · Israel captured the Golan Heights, a strategic plateau in southwestern Syria that abuts Mount Hermon, in the 1967 war and has occupied it since. Syria attempted to retake the territory in...