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Israel strikes Syrian targets after rockets fired at Golan Heights
Three Syrian soldiers killed in airstrikes near Damascus

Arab League 30th Summit addresses illegal annexation of Golan heights
Summit sees first appearance of Saudi, Qatari officials in same place since 2017

Arab leaders to address Israeli aggressions, Golan Heights issue in Tunisia
Shoukry holds number of bilateral meetings with Arab counterparts

Op-ed review: Golan Heights, Tablets
Writers denounce Trump’s move, address electronic exams’ technical problems

Trump overturns US policy, officially recognises Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights
International, regional condemnations over declaration

Arab League summit kicks off, condemning Trump’s recognition of Golan Heights as Israeli territory
Decision does not change the area’s status, says Ahmed Aboul Gheit

Druze protest Trump’s recognition of Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights
Over one-third of Israel’s water supply comes from the Heights

Op-ed review: Golan Heights, media’s sanctions list
Trump said that it is time to recognise Israel’s sovereignty over Golan Heights

Trump’s recognition of Israel’s sovereignty over Golan Heights sparks outrage
Egypt, EU, Arab League strongly condemn Trump’s violation of international law, UN resolution

Massive blast rocks Damascus, no group claims responsibility
Israeli Iron Dome intercepts missiles fired towards Golan Heights

Golan Heights: Trump new anticipated grant to Israel
“Netanyahu trying to get big pound of flesh from Trump in exchange for his decision to withdraw US forces,” says analyst

Israel to run municipal elections in occupied Golan Heights, Netanyahu visits Muscat
Normalising relations with Israel is part of peace process, Al-Jubeir

Israel shoots Syrian fighter jet in occupied Golan Heights, kills its pilot
UN envoy to Middle East calls upon all parties to commit to the 1974 agreement

UN Security Council expresses concern over Israeli declarations about Golan Heights
The council affirmed that Security Council resolution number 497, issued in 1981, states that Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights is illegal
Israeli air strike on Golan Heights village kills at least two

Israel launches air raids on Syrian positions in Golan
The air raids came after the 13-year-old son of an Israeli defence ministry contractor was killed on the Golan on Sunday morning.

Israel closes Golan zone adjacent to Syria
Rebels in southern Syria set up earlier this year the so-called Southern Front, including some 30,000 fighters from more than 55 mainstream rebel groups, and have claimed successes, notably in Quneitra.

Netanyahu slams UN rights council’s censure of Israel
The motions on the Palestinians were carried by 46 votes to one, with only the United States against, while the Golan resolution garnered 13 abstentions and a US “no” vote.
Egypt’s UN envoy criticises increase in Israeli settlements
Khalil says that the increase in Israeli settlers destroys any chance of achieving peace in the Middle East

Syria mortar fire hits Israeli-occupied Golan
Several Israeli tanks were stationed in the area.

UN Golan force in crisis after Austria pullout, casualties
The move by Austria is “significant” because it provides such a large amount of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) force

Syrian army retakes Golan frontier crossing
Its capture opens the way for forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to move on the central city of Homs

Four UN peacekeepers seized in Golan Heights: UN
A Syrian rebel group claimed responsibility for the abductions.

Israel to fortify Syrian border fence, says Netanyahu
Israel captured the Golan from Syria during the 1967 Six Day War and annexed it in 1981

Israel shells Syria after fire hit military vehicle on Golan
Latest in several exchanges over the past week

Israel in ‘direct hits’ on Syria targets after Golan fire
Israel shells Syria without warning

Syria opposition strikes hard-fought unity deal among fears of spillover
Mortar round fired from Syria hits one of Israel’s positions on the Golan, prompting a riposte

US pledges more funding for Israeli defense systems
President Obama raises regional stakes with additional military aid to Israel