Middle East crisis live: Israeli government approves plans to extend occupation of Golan Heights
Government says it acted ‘in light of the war and new front facing Syria’ and has desire to double Israeli…
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Israel launches dozens of airstrikes on Syria despite rebel leader’s peace pledge
Benjamin Netanyahu says he has approved expansion of settlements in occupied Golan Heights after night of strikes Israel struck dozens…
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.
Israel plans to expand Golan settlements after fall of Assad
Israel says the move is necessary following the takeover of neighbouring Syria by an Islamist-led rebel alliance.
What are Israel’s plans in Syria?
Israel moves to seize more Syrian land near the Golan Heights after rebels topple former President Bashar al-Assad.
Israel says it struck suspected Syria chemical weapon sites
The IDF also released photos of its personnel who crossed from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights into the buffer zone where…
Israel seizes Golan buffer zone after Syrian troops leave positions
PM Netanyahu said the 1974 disengagement agreement had “collapsed” with the rebel takeover of Syria.
Israel grabs buffer zone in Syria’s Golan Heights after al-Assad falls
Israeli forces also bomb weapons depots in southern Syria and the capital Damascus, Israeli media reports.