The Golan is home to 24,000 Druze, an Arab minority who practice an offshoot of Islam, Levine said. Many of the Druze adherents in Syria were long loyal to the Assad regime. Many families have ...

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 ...

The Israeli Knesset has approved plans to increase the number of settlers in the Golan Heights, territory that was seized from Syria in 1967. The announcement comes after the dramatic downfall ...

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 ...

ALBAWABA - On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assessed security in Mount Hermon in the far northern Golan Heights. Defense Minister Yoav Katz, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi ...

Since the fall of the al-Assad regime, Israel has attacked Syria to deepen the occupation of the Golan Heights. Israeli soldiers with the national flag stand on an armoured vehicle after crossing ...

JERUSALEM, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Israel agreed 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 ...

An Israeli APC enters Syria at the ceasefire line with Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, as seen from the Golan Heights (Reuters) -The Israeli government decided on Sunday to double ...