Syria, Israel and Golan Heights

Israel occupies buffer zone in Syria’s Golan Heights (Q&A)
Israel expands its occupation of Syrian Golan Heights by capturing UN-supervised demilitarized buffer zone - Anadolu Ajansı
What is the Golan Heights and why is the territory so important to Israel and Syria?
More than four decades later, the entire international community - bar the US and Israel - considers the Golan Heights to be Syrian territory under Israeli occupation. In 2019, the US recognised the Golan Heights as Israeli sovereign territory during Donald Trump’s first term – becoming the only state to do so.
Syria Map Shows Buffer Zone Amid Israel's Advances
Security sources have stated that Israeli forces in Syria have reached the southern city of Qatana, around 16 miles from Damascus.
Israel seizes Golan buffer zone after Syrian troops leave positions
Israel's prime minister has announced its military has temporarily seized control of a demilitarized buffer zone in the Golan Heights, saying the 1974 disengagement agreement with Syria had "collapsed" with the rebel takeover of the country.
Israel grabs land in Syria’s Golan Heights, warns villagers to stay home
Israel has “seized” territory in Syrian-controlled areas of the Golan Heights, as its military warned Syrians living in five villages close to the Israeli-occupied portion of the strategic area to “stay home”.
Algeria, Oman condemn Israel's seizure of buffer zone in Syria’s Golan Heights
"Oman condemns Israel’s continued military bombardments of Damascus and other areas, alongside its occupation of new parts of Syrian territory within the buffer zone, which constitutes a clear violation of the Disengagement of Forces Agreement," said the statement.
Israel claims to destroy Syrian navy, strengthens positions in buffer zone near Golan Heights
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz stated that during the night of 9-10 December, Israeli Navy missile ships destroyed the Syrian navy as part of a large-scale operation to eliminate strategic threats to the country.
Syria: Israel seizes Golan Heights buffer zone after overthrow of Assad
The Israeli military has moved to seize a buffer zone in the occupied Golan Heights as the Assad government falls in Damascus. The Golan Heights was partly occupied by Israel in 1967, with a buffer zone separating territory they control and territory still held by Syria created in 1974.
Israel's incursion into Syria halted on edge of occupied Golan Heights
Follow the latest on Syria The Israeli ground incursion into Syria appeared to have stopped on Tuesday at a constellation of villages on the edge of a militarised zone near the occupied Golan Heights,
Israel strikes Syrian military sites while troops move into Golan Heights buffer zone
Israel has said its strikes aim to prevent military equipment from falling into the hands of extremists, while it denies its troops are advancing towards Damascus.View on euronews
Israel advances into Syrian territory after Assad's overthrow, fueling alarm
While Syria celebrates overthrowing its longtime dictator, it is also being subjected to a new ground incursion and a wave of airstrikes from its neighbor Israel that drew growing international condemnation and concern Tuesday.
UN Sends Additional Troops to Syria After Israel Seizes More Territory
U.N. peacekeepers' "freedom of movement is severely constrained in the current context," a U.N. official told Newsweek.
Israeli troops near Damascus, say Syrian security, after Israeli airstrikes hit Syrian bases
A Syrian security source said Israeli troops reached Qatana, which is six miles into Syrian territory east of a demilitarised ...