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'Like A Dream': Druze Reunited Across Golan Heights Buffer Zone

Dozens of Druze crowded the Israeli-controlled side of the armistice line in the occupied Golan Heights on Thursday, hoping to catch a glimpse of relatives on the Syrian-held side who might try to cross the barbed-wire frontier.

International Business Times

Israeli military organises tourist tours of newly occupied Syrian territory

Twice-daily hiking trips for civilians in Golan buffer zone recently seized by Israel sold out almost immediately

The Guardian - UK

Syrian Druze Cross Armistice Line For Pilgrimage To Israel

Dozens of Syrian Druze clerics crossed the armistice line on the Golan Heights into Israel on Friday for their community's first pilgrimage to a revered shrine since Israel's creation in 1948.

International Business Times

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Israel's plan to double the number of settlers in the Golan Heights is met with conflicting emotions

Earlier this month, Syrian leader Bashar Assad was ousted after nearly 25 years in power

The Independent UK

Syrian villagers near the Golan Heights say Israeli forces are banning them from their fields

Residents of a Syrian village near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights say Israeli forces have set up a position in an abandoned army base and are preventing local farmers from accessing their fields

The Independent UK

UN Envoy To Syria Warns Conflict Not Over

Syria's conflict "has not ended" even after the departure of former president Bashar al-Assad, the UN's envoy to the country warned Tuesday, highlighting clashes between Turkish-backed and Kurdish groups in the north.

International Business Times

Is Israel trying to entrench its occupation of the Golan Heights?

Since the fall of the al-Assad regime, Israel has attacked Syria to deepen the occupation of the Golan Heights.

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Middle East crisis: Syrians dismiss Assad’s claim that he wanted to stay and fight – as it happened

Syrian dictator says he left country on evening of 8 December in first comments since his regime was toppled by rebel offensive

The Guardian - UK

Israel launches ‘most violent’ strikes on Syrian coast as it vows to double settler numbers in Golan Heights

Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will ‘hold onto it, cause it to blossom and settle in it’

The Independent UK

Israel Aims To 'Double Population' In Annexed Golan: PM

The Israeli government approved on Sunday a plan to increase the population of the annexed Golan Heights, while insisting it had no intention of confronting Syria after seizing a UN-monitored buffer zone.

International Business Times

Israel approves plan to surge settler population in occupied Golan Heights

Move comes days after rebel groups toppled Syrian leader al-Assad, weeks before Trump becomes US president again.

Al Jazeera

Fear and uncertainty in Golan Heights as Israeli troops drive deeper into Syria

On the high rocky plateau, the fall of Bashar al-Assad has sown complicated and contradictory emotions

The Guardian - UK

Israel Assuming 'Worst-case Scenario' With Syria Bombing: Analysts

Israel's bombing of Syrian military assets and its entry into the UN-patrolled buffer zone on the Golan Heights show it fears the worst from the end of the Assad clan's rule, analysts told AFP. "The Israeli government... is operating on a worst-case scenario with little to no nuance," said Yossi…

International Business Times

What is the Golan Heights and why is the territory so important to Israel and Syria?

Israel entered the buffer zone in the Golan Heights hours after Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian regime crumbled

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Israeli Military Assists UN Forces In Repelling Attack In Syria

Israeli military assists UN forces in Syria near Golan Heights amid escalating tensions, showcasing complex Middle East dynamics.

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UN Accuses Israel Of Violating 1974 Agreement With Syria

UN accuses Israel of violating 1974 Disengagement Agreement with Syria by conducting construction activities in Golan Heights buffer zone, risking escalation.

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Trump Heights Residents Hope For Growth Under Trump Presidency

Explore the potential revival of Trump Heights, an Israeli settlement in Golan Heights, under Trump's presidency.

The Independent UK

Israel-Hamas war latest: Hezbollah fires more than 50 rockets, hitting Israeli-annexed Golan Heights

Lebanon’s Hezbollah has launched more than 50 rockets, hitting a number of private homes in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights

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Arab Druze community in mourning after tragic rocket strike on Golan Heights soccer field − highlighting challenges for Druze within Israel and the region

The village of Majdal Shams has been in mourning since July 27, 2024: the day a rocket hit a soccer field, killing 12 children and wounding tens more.

The Independent UK

Horror at deaths of 12 children unites Druze across borders. But Mideast's wars tear at their bonds

The strike a week ago in the Israeli-held Golan Heights that killed 12 Druze children unified Druze across the region in grief

Al Jazeera

Who are the Druze? A look at the community following a deadly attack

The Arab ethnoreligious community was at the centre of Saturday’s attack in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

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Rocket Strike Kills 12 Children In Israeli-Occupied Golan Heights

Harrowing video captures the tragic moment when a rocket hits a football pitch in Majdal Shams, resulting in the deaths of 12 young individuals. The incide...

Al Jazeera

Anxiety, resignation in Beirut as residents fear war with Israel

People in Lebanese capital fearful of widespread conflict between Israel and Hezbollah following Golan Heights attack.

The Conversation

Rocket attack kills 12 children in Golan Heights – who are the Druze who live there?

Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has threatened a harsh response to a rocket attack that on July 27 struck the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights, killing 12 children and injuring about 30 more.

International Business Times

Israel, Hezbollah Exchange Fire Amid Calls For Restraint After Golan Attack

Israel and Hezbollah exchanged deadly fire on Tuesday, following a rocket attack from Lebanon on the Golan Heights that killed 12 children over the weekend and sent regional tensions soaring.

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