February 18, 2025 10:21 am
The recent statement by Donald Trump about taking over the Gaza Strip has led to immediate reactions from other countries. Where is the Gaza Strip located? What is the dispute surrounding the Golan Heights?
August 21, 2024 3:55 pm
Hezbollah's attack was reportedly in retaliation for an Israeli strike on Tuesday night that killed one person and injured 19.
December 26, 2021 7:13 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said the new investment in the region was prompted by the Trump administration’s recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the swath of land and by the Biden administration’s indication that it will not soon challenge that decision.
August 03, 2020 1:08 pm
The Israeli military released video showing the four fleeing before disappearing in an explosion caused by the strike. The Israeli military has yet to determine if the four had ties to Iran or Hezbollah, two Syrian allies.
June 15, 2020 11:38 am
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced plans for the controversial settlement in the Golan Heights last year. Now Israel's government has approved it.
April 23, 2019 9:40 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is calling for naming a new settlement in the Golan Heights after President Donald Trump out of gratitude for the White House's recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the territory.
April 01, 2019 8:52 am
Arab states would submit a draft resolution to the UN Security Council and seek an opinion from the International Court of Justice "on the illegality and invalidity of the American recognition," they said in a statement issued after a summit in Tunisia.
March 31, 2019 10:55 am
Summit spokesman Mahmoud Al-Khmeiry said Arab leaders would repeat an Arab call for peace with Israel in exchange for occupied Arab lands and would reject any initiative not in line with UN resolutions.
March 28, 2019 11:11 am
The United States came under sharp criticism from the 14 other Security Council nations Wednesday for its decision to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights in violation of council resolutions.
March 25, 2019 8:10 am
The Golan Heights are a fertile plateau of around 1,300 sq km area lying to the north and east of the Sea of Galilee, which Israel seized from Syria during the Six-Day War of 1967, and has occupied ever since.






