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Golan Heights
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Golan
The Golan Heights is a strategic plateau in the Levant, administered by Israel and bordering Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan. Known as a contested territory captured from Syria in 1967, it remains a focal point of Israeli-Syrian-Iranian rivalry and Israeli security doctrine. Recently, the area has seen IDF military exercises, drone intercepts, and cross-border fire from Syria and Lebanon. Last updated 5 days ago
Near the Yarmouk Basin in the southern Golan, an IDF force with 3 armored vehicles crossed into Syrian territory today, set up a roadblock, and searched passing vehicles, reports.
IDF: A military exercise will be held in the Golan Heights tomorrow morning. Residents will feel heavy movement of security forces and vehicles, and hear the echoes of explosions in the area. There is no fear of a security incident. In the event of a real incident, residents will be updated by security forces.
The two gunmen the IDF eliminated in Syria over the weekend were sent by Iran, Israeli defense officials assess.
The men were killed two nights ago near the village of Khader, about a kilometer from Israel's border. The IDF believes they w...
The two gunmen the IDF eliminated in Syria over the weekend were sent by Iran, Israeli defense officials assess.
The men were killed two nights ago near the village of Khader, about a kilometer from Israel's border. The IDF believes they were trying to reach an Israeli post in the buffer zone or a Golan Heights community under cover of darkness to attack troops or civilians.
Their identities are still unknown, but they came from an area known for Iranian-backed Shiite militia activity, leading to the assessment they were dispatched by Iran or the Quds Force.
A senior Hezbollah commander who once oversaw the organization's "Golan file" in southern Syria has died, according to Hezbollah-affiliated accounts. When and where he was killed is still unknown.
An IDF artillery exercise is underway in the northern Golan Heights through 02:00. Explosion sounds may be audible in surrounding areas. Authorities say residents will receive direct notification if any real security event occurs.
IRGC warns residents of northern Israel, including Haifa, the Galilee and the Golan, that the area is now considered a military zone and could be targeted if Israel strikes Beirut. It also called on Palestinians to “reclaim your land.”
The IDF will hold a pre-planned military exercise tomorrow morning in the northern Golan Heights. Heavy troop and vehicle movement, gunfire, and explosion sounds are expected in the area. The drill is part of the 2026 training schedule.
‘Any country's recognition of Israel's claim to the occupied Golan Heights is invalid and illegal because this is a right belonging to the Syrian people.
The Golan is Syrian land. It is not for any state to give away or recognize.
More than 134 countries from around the world recognize that the Golan Heights are unequivocally Syrian territory, occupied by Israel.’
Hezbollah rockets from Lebanon targeted northern Israel; IDF says all were intercepted or hit open areas. Sirens sounded in Galilee and Golan communities, no injuries reported.
Israeli broadcaster i24 News reports that multiple rockets were fired from Syria toward Israel and IDF positions in the Golan Heights over the past 24 hours.
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