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Separated for decades, Assad’s fall spurs hope for families split by Golan Heights buffer zone

Separated for decades, Assad’s fall spurs hope for families split by Golan Heights buffer zone

  • Golan Heights is a rocky plateau that Israel seized from Syria in 1967 and annexed in 1981
  • US is the only country to recognize Israel’s control; the rest of the world considers the Golan Heights occupied Syrian territory
By AP ·
Update Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz (C-L), sit at Mount Hermon in the annexed Golan Heights.

Netanyahu: Israeli troops will occupy Syria buffer zone for ‘foreseeable future’

By AP ·
Germany urges Israel to ‘abandon’ plan to step up Golan Heights settlement

Germany urges Israel to ‘abandon’ plan to step up Golan Heights settlement

By AFP ·
MWL condemns Israeli government decision to double Golan Heights population

MWL condemns Israeli government decision to double Golan Heights population

By Arab News ·
An Israeli flag flies on a roof in the town of Majdal Shams, near the so-called Alpha Line.

Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli plan on annexed Golan population

By Arab News ·
Update Israeli military vehicles ride through Syria close to the ceasefire line between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Syria.

Israel aims to ‘double population’ in annexed Golan

By AFP ·
Update Israel orders troops to ‘prepare to remain’ in Syria buffer zone through winter video

Israel orders troops to ‘prepare to remain’ in Syria buffer zone through winter

By AFP ·
Israel says it will impose ‘sterile defense zone’ in southern Syria

Israel says it will impose ‘sterile defense zone’ in southern Syria

By Reuters ·
UN Security Council convenes over situation in Syria

UN Security Council convenes over situation in Syria

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

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

By AP ·
Israeli soldiers take position near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights from Syria.

Israeli army in Golan buffer zone violates 1974 deal: UN

By AFP ·
Israeli armored vehicles maneuver on the Syrian side of the Quneitra crossing, between Israel and Syria.

Jordan denounces Israel’s Golan buffer zone seizure

By AFP ·
Update Israel says it will destroy Syria’s heavy strategic weaponry

Israel says it will destroy Syria’s heavy strategic weaponry

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