Tag: Golan Heights
Israel’s long, hot summer
From atop small mountain peaks in the Israeli Golan Heights you can peer deep into both Lebanon and Syria. On the Israeli side of the border, everything is green. Why? Because the Israelis irrigate...
Palestinian flag raised at memorial to slain IDF soldiers in Golan Heights
An Israeli flag at a memorial site to slain IDF soldiers in the Golan Heights was replaced by a Palestinian Authority flag over the weekend.
The site is located at the the entrance to Kibbutz...
At UN, Russia denounces Israel’s sovereignty in Golan Heights after Jerusalem backs Ukraine
Russia denounced Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights at a meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday, hours before it launched its invasion of Ukraine.
“We are concerned over Tel Aviv’s announced plans for...
Video provides rare glimpse into Hezbollah’s entrenchment in southern Syria
Early on Wednesday, the Syrian Arab Army reported that the Israel Defense Forces fired a number of surface-to-surface missiles from the Golan Heights at military positions in Syria’s Quneitra region. There were no reports of injuries,...
At this special-needs summer camp, nobody ever ‘ages out’
Dasha is 30 years old, and has been attending the same summer camp for 13 years.
While many people finish the camp experience at the age when Dasha began hers, Camp Eitan is a unique...
IDF Commander: War drill has ‘significantly improved readiness’ for combat against Hezbollah
A war drill conducted by the Israel Defense Forces’ 74th armored battalion in the Golan Heights has significantly improved its readiness for combat against Hezbollah, the battalion’s commander has said.
Lt. Col. Ofer Tchorz, commander...
IDF tanks fire warning shots near Syrian border
Israeli tanks fired warning shots near the Syrian border on Wednesday evening after “suspicious” activity was identified near Israeli troops, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement.
According to the IDF, spotters identified a...
Ammunition-packed pre-1967 Syrian army bunker unearthed in Golan Heights
A Syrian military bunker full of ammunition was uncovered in the Golan Heights on Tuesday by the Israeli Defense Ministry’s Mine Action Authority (MAA).
The bunker was abandoned after Israel captured the region from Syria...
Bennett: Israel to approve ‘national plan’ for Golan Heights
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Monday that Israel would approve a “national plan” for the Golan Heights in six weeks’ time, calling the development of the area a “strategic goal” for the...
US State Department human-rights report returns to using ‘occupied’ territories
The Biden administration returned to using the term “occupied” when referring to the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Golan Heights and eastern Jerusalem in its annual human-rights report issued by the U.S. State Department.
Under the...