Israel seized the mountainous region from Syria in 1967, and most of the world considers it occupied Syrian territory.

Villagers in Syria's Golan Heights have told NPR that Israeli troops have raided their homes and confiscated weapons. Israel says its military operation in the area is to ensure border security.

Julani; IDF remains in Golan Heights buffer zone despite international pressure.- Watch Video on English Oneindia ...

Tensions are escalating as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intensifies his stance on the Golan Heights, provoking ...

When Israel seized the strategic Golan Heights from Syria in 1967, many families were separated by a buffer zone created between the Israeli-controlled region and the rest of Syria.

Israel's seizure of the Golan Heights split families apart. Five of the six Safadi sisters and their parents live in Majdal Shams, a Druze town next to the buffer zone created between the Israeli ...

Israel has expanded its occupation of the Syrian Golan Heights this week by seizing a UN-supervised demilitarized buffer zone, hours after the downfall of the Bashar al-Assad regime.

Dec. 8 (UPI) --Israeli forces on Sunday seized a buffer zone in the Golan Heights established by a 1974 ceasefire agreement with Syria, whose rule by President Bashar Assad ended with takeover by ...

Photo by Atef Safadi/EPA-EF Dec. 8 (UPI) --Israeli forces on Sunday seized a buffer zone in the Golan Heights established by a 1974 ceasefire agreement with Syria, whose rule by President Bashar ...

By Ronen Bergman Aaron Boxerman and Matthew Mpoke Bigg Israel said Sunday that it had entered a demilitarized buffer zone in the Golan Heights, abutting Syrian-held territory, amid a lightning ...