As Syria’s civil war persists across the border, Israeli residents of the Golan Heights are anticipating ... northeast corner captured from Syria in 1967’s Six-Day War. The Bible mentions ...

After the ouster of Syria's longtime leader Bashar al-Assad last month, Israel's military has taken up a new post in the ...

Here, The Independent lays out why Israel considers the Golan Heights so important. It was captured by Israeli forces during the Six-Day War of 1967, a short conflict between Israel and its Arab ...

Israel seized control of the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war and later annexed it — a move not recognized by most of the international community On Wednesday, a group of ...

Under former Presidents Hafez and Bashar al-Assad, Syria, with a strong army, served as a staunch supporter of Hezbollah and ...