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.

On June 19, 1967, the Israeli Cabinet unanimously voted to hand back the entire Sinai to Egypt and all of the Golan Heights to Syria in return for peace and demilitarization.

The Israeli government has approved a plan to expand illegal settlements in the occupied Golan Heights, which is internationally recognised as part of Syria.

The occupied Golan is also home to numerous Israeli settlements including Trump Heights, inaugurated in 2019 in honour of then-US president Donald Trump who recognised Israel’s annexation.

In 2019, the US recognised the Golan Heights as Israeli sovereign territory during Donald Trump’s first term – becoming the only state to do so.

Among Israel’s recent violations of Syrian sovereignty, which include hundreds of air attacks, is its renewed encroachment into the Golan Heights – with tanks and illegal settlements. The ...

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 ...

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 it ...

Wia di Golan Heights dey and who dey control dem? Di Golan Heights na rocky plateau wey dey south-west Syria, extending towards north-east Israel. E dey under Israeli military occupation.

The Golan Heights was part of Syria until 1967, when Israel captured most of the plateau in the Six-Day War, also known as the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, occupying it and annexing it unilaterally in 1981.

UN condemns Israeli troops in Golan Heights buffer zone, violating 1974 agreement with Syria, risking stability.