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Golan Regional Council Deputy Head Yaakov Selavan, left, stands with Reut Tal-Levy, head of demographic growth in the Golan Heights, in a new neighborhood in Odem, on April 20, 2026. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
May 9, 2026, 7:24 am
The quiet frontier? With minefields cleared, Golan Heights readies for construction boom
Despite local volatility, residents brace for speedy growth and bolstered infrastructure as part of recently approved 5-year plan allocating NIS 1 billion to develop area by 2030
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: Explosions seen near Damascus on July 1, 2019, during a purported Israeli airstrike. (Screen capture/Twitter)
July 25, 2019, 10:42 pm
6 Iranians among 9 dead in Israeli strike on Syria, monitor says
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says early Wednesday attack targeted pro-Iranian militias, military positions and intelligence facilities
By AFP and ToI Staff
In this photo provided on November 5, 2018, by the Iranian Army, a Sayyad 2 missile is fired by the Talash air defense system during drills in an undisclosed location in Iran. (Iranian Army/AP)
January 21, 2019, 1:42 pm
Firing at Golan, Iran seeks new balance of deterrence with Israel; it may fail
Expansive IDF assault on Iranian installations reveals to all parties, and especially Tehran, that the Jewish state retains the upper hand on northern frontier and will use it
By Avi Issacharoff
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a joint news conference with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem in Moscow, Russia, August 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
October 10, 2018, 3:27 pm
Moscow rejects notion of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan
Two days after Netanyahu said Putin understands the territory’s importance for Israel, Russian FM says any change of status would violate UN resolution
By Raphael Ahren
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on July 11, 2018. (AFP/ Pool/Yuri Kadobnov)
July 12, 2018, 12:47 pm
Russia said working to prevent Iran entrenchment near Israeli border
Israel commits not to act against regime of Moscow ally Assad in exchange for freedom of action against Iran and maintaining demilitarized Golan buffer zone
By ToI Staff
Syrian soccer fans hold a portrait of their president, Bashar Assad, before their match with Iran during a Round 3 - Group A World Cup qualifier at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Iran, September 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
November 28, 2017, 1:32 pm
With victory assured, why is Assad suddenly wary of Iran’s embrace?
Having fought and bled for the regime’s survival, Tehran looks to cash in its support for a Mediterranean naval base, air bases and even uranium mining concessions
By Avi Issacharoff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accompanied by aides, on a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, July 06, 2017. (GPO)
July 6, 2017, 10:05 pm
Netanyahu, Putin said to discuss southern Syrian buffer zone
UK paper reports Israel urging Russia, US to ensure Hezbollah-free area up to 30 miles from Israeli border
By ToI Staff
Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman attends the sixth Moscow Conference on International Security in Moscow on April 26, 2017. (AFP Photo/Natalia Kolesnikova)
April 26, 2017, 9:51 pm
Liberman says Israel ‘won’t allow’ new Iranian front on Golan Heights
In Moscow, defense minister also says Jewish state will not tolerate attempts by Iran to transfer weapons to Hezbollah
By Judah Ari Gross
The UN Security Council votes at United Nations Headquarters in New York, December 10, 2015. (AFP/Don Emmert)
December 22, 2015, 9:16 pm
UN condemns fighting by Syria and rebels on Golan
Unanimous Security Council resolution sponsored by US, Russia reveals fears of Syrian-Israeli escalation
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Barack Obama (right) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, November 9, 2015. (AFP/Saul Loeb)
November 12, 2015, 10:59 am
White House said to rebuff Netanyahu over Golan recognition
Administration sources say the PM’s suggestion could damage US efforts in Syria, didn’t warrant reply from Obama
By Raoul Wootliff
Illustrative: A UN peacekeeper from the UNDOF force stands guard on a watch tower at the Quneitra Crossing between the Syrian and Israeli sides of the Golan Heights, on Friday, March 8, 2013. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
November 10, 2015, 6:35 pm
Recognize Israeli annexation of Golan, Netanyahu hints to Obama
As Syrian war grinds on into fifth year, Israel believes it is time ‘to think differently’ about ownership of plateau
By ToI Staff
Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force commander Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani. (YouTube screenshot)
October 15, 2015, 8:57 am
Iran’s Soleimani visits Syrian Golan as Tehran bolsters war effort
Powerful head of Quds Force is in Syria to oversee new push against anti-Assad rebels, visits near border to boost troop morale after setbacks
By Avi Issacharoff, ToI Staff and AP
IDF forces on the Golan Heights, January 19, 2015. (Basal Awidat/Flash90)
October 13, 2015, 12:55 pm
IDF hits Syrian army posts after shells land on Golan
3 mortar shells explode on Israeli Golan in apparent spillover from fighting within Syria; no injuries reported
By ToI Staff
An Israeli soldier stands on top of an armored personnel carrier stationed on the Israeli side of the Golan Heights on August 21, 2015. (AFP Photo/Ahmad Gharabli)
October 13, 2015, 9:29 am
Three Syrian mortar shells explode on Israeli Golan
Army says fire is spillover from fighting within Syria; no injuries or damage reported
By ToI Staff
A wounded Syrian rebel receiving treatment by the IDF in 2015. (screen capture: Ynet)
May 9, 2015, 6:55 pm
IDF posts footage of medics saving Syrian rebel in Golan
Doctors surprised critically injured combatant made it across alive; Israel has treated some 1,600 Syrians since civil war began
By ToI Staff
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