Syrian demands that Israel completely withdraw from the strategic plateau sank previous efforts on a peace deal between the ...

Why is Israel so keen on Golan Heights? Around 23,000 Druze people, who largely identify as Arabs and didn’t flee the land during the 1967 war, currently live alongside 30 Israeli settlements in ...

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 ...

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.

The Golan Heights is a rocky plateau in south-west Syria, extending towards north-east Israel. In the 1967 Middle East war, Israel captured about 1,200 km sq (about 460 square miles) of the Golan ...

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.

Tensions between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have reached new heights in the wake of a deadly rocket attack in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. CNN values your feedback 1.

Israel’s occupation of the Golan Heights began in 1967 and is fully backed by the United States. This annexation is widely regarded as illegal under international law.

The Golan Heights, a rocky plateau where 12 youths were killed Saturday amid clashes between Lebanon's Hezbollah and Israeli forces, is a strategic territory partially captured by Israel from ...

Israel seized control of the Golan Heights from Syria during the 1967 Six-Day War, and annexed the region in 1981, a move that was condemned by the UN.

Why is Israel so keen on Golan Heights? Around 23,000 Druze people, who largely identify as Arabs and didn’t flee the land during the 1967 war, currently live alongside 30 Israeli settlements in ...

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 ...