The concern of Druze families, separated by the Israeli-occupied buffer zone with Syria
With the departure of the Syrian regime's security forces following the fall of Bashar al-Assad, the Israeli army has entered the separation zone on the Golan Heights, between the area occupied by Israel and Syrian territory.
Many in Israel-occupied Golan want peace, return to Syrian control
Assad, many in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights say they want peace with Israel and a return to Syrian control.The occupied Golan is also home to numerous Israeli settlements including Trump Heights,
In The Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Residents Celebrate Fall Of Assad
In the town of Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, residents took to the streets on Sunday to celebrate the dramatic fall of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad.
Israel seizes Golan Heights buffer zone after Assad ousted from Syria
Israeli forces have seized a buffer zone in the Golan Heights established by a 1974 ceasefire agreement with Syria after a lightning rebel advance ended Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s rule.
What is the Golan Heights and why is the territory so important to Israel and Syria?
More than four decades later, the entire international community - bar the US and Israel - considers the Golan Heights to be Syrian territory under Israeli occupation. 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.
Israel seizes a buffer zone in the Golan Heights
Israeli forces have seized a buffer zone in the Golan Heights established by a 1974 ceasefire agreement with Syria after a lightning rebel advance ended Syrian President Bashar Assad’s rule.
Israel seizes Golan buffer zone after Syrian troops leave positions
Israel's prime minister has announced its military has temporarily seized control of a demilitarized buffer zone in the Golan Heights, saying the 1974 disengagement agreement with Syria had "collapsed" with the rebel takeover of the country.
Israel seizes buffer zone in Golan Heights after Syrian government collapses
Israeli forces have seized a buffer zone in the Golan Heights established by a 1974 ceasefire agreement with Syria, whose rule by Syrian President Bashar Assad ended with takeover by rebels.
Israeli tanks cross into buffer zone separating occupied Golan Heights from Syria
Israeli army tanks and armoured vehicles crossed the border fence, marking the so-called Alpha line and entering the buffer zone which separates the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syria on Sunday night.
Netanyahu says Israeli forces have seized a buffer zone in the Golan Heights after Syrian unrest
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli forces have seized a buffer zone in the Golan Heights established by a 1974 ceasefire agreement with Syria
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The great potential of the Druze population
The dedication of Israeli Druze is evident in their military service, but pre-army programs will boost them into better ...
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Daily Briefing Dec. 11: Day 432 – ToI reports from a Druze village on Syria’s border
Reporter Diana Bletter on the complicated identities of Israeli-born Druze as they hope to see loved ones in Syria soon; ...
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‘Like Watching the Berlin Wall Fall’: Israeli Druze Eager to Reconnect With Syrian Families
Israel, which shares a complicated relationship with the Druze in the Golan Heights, has stepped up efforts to engage with Syrian Druze communities amid the upheaval. Israeli security officials have ...
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On Syrian border in war-struck Majdal Shams, Assad’s fall sparks hope for Israel’s Druze
While some Golan Heights residents dream of seeing their relatives in Syria again, others express 'complicated' emotions, ...
What is the Golan Heights and what does it mean to Israel and Syria?
Israel denied on Tuesday it had advanced into Syria beyond a buffer zone with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights since the ...
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Israel Reaching Out to Syrian Druze Communities
An estimated 700,000-800,000 Druze live in Syria, mostly in southwestern areas near Israel and Jordan. They make up around four percent of the Syrian population.
Israeli troops move swiftly into Syrian territory after rebel takeover
Arab countries criticized the incursion as an illegal occupation and warned that it could further destabilize Syria as a ...
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Israeli hospital rewards innovations from Druze sector
Israel’s largest hospital, Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, recently named the winners of its first-of-a-kind project that saw Druze entrepreneurs with early-stage startups compete for the title ...