The Golan Heights, situated in the southwest corner of Syria and bordering Israel, Lebanon and Jordan, is a 1,000 square mile rocky plateau around 40 miles (60 kilometres) from Damascus, although it ...

An Israeli APC enters Syria at the ceasefire line with Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, as seen from the Golan Heights (Reuters) -The Israeli government decided on Sunday to double its ...

Quneitra’s significance stems from its role as the command center for Syrian forces in the Golan Heights during the 1967 War, ...

After its victory, Israel occupied the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Golan Heights. Israeli soldiers in a trench during the Six-Day War. By June 10, 1967, when the fighting was halted, Israel controlled ...

The Israeli Knesset has approved plans to increase the number of settlers in the Golan Heights, territory that was seized from Syria in 1967. The announcement comes after the dramatic downfall last ...

TEL AVIV, Oct 28 (Reuters) - The Golan Heights Winery, which grows its grapes on the plateau that Israel captured from Syria in a 1967 war, will display its bottles on shelves in Dubai this week, the ...

The territorial dispute between Israel and Syria centers on the Golan Heights. Here are facts about the territory: — LOCATION: Plateau on the southwestern corner of Syria overlooking Sea of ...