Golan Heights

Yuval Village's Grand Vista Hotel returns to reclaim its glorious past

The reopening of this Upper Galilee establishment signals the Israeli North's return to post-war life and tourism.

The Grand Vista Hotel
Guy Hever

Five arrested, later released in renewed probe into long-missing soldier Guy Hever

Travelers in the Golan.

A beautiful and winding path: The Golan Heights reopens

Successful service: Presenting the Yarden Award for Wine Service with Segev Yerovam (C) to Avi Ben Ami (R).

Wine Talk: The journey continues


IDF operation in Syria 'wise and correct,' Druze Majdal Shams mayor says

‘Proud Israeli’ Mayor Dolan Abu Saleh: “I love to be part of society in the State of Israel … we want this feeling to be mutual and not one-sided.”

 Majdal Shams mayor Dolan Abu Saleh. (Illustrative)

'A new Putin': Turkey's Erdogan eyes power in Syria as Israel watches nervously

If Turkey decides to arm the rebel forces, it is unclear how Israel will respond and whether it will be able to thwart the transfer of American-backed weapons. 

 An illustrative image of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Syrian allegedly wounded by IDF gunfire while protesting Israeli incursion in buffer zone - report

"IDF personnel that called on the demonstrators to move away identified a threat, and as a result, the protester's leg was injured," the IDF said.

IDF operates in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria on December 13, 2024.

Israel, Turkey trade barbs over Syrian occupation

Israel and Turkey have entered into a diplomatic spat, with both sides accusing the other of occupying Syria.

 Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (left) and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (left), (illustrative).

Netanyahu denies trip to Cairo for hostage talks as deal edges closer

Houthi missile activates sirens in northern Israel • Israel likely to respond to Houthi attack

 Demonstrators call for the return of the Gaza hostages in a hostage deal, December 14, 2024.

Residents of Syrian Golan villages, rebels transfer Assad weapons to IDF - report

Syrian villagers and rebels near the buffer zone are handing over Assad's former weapons cache—including chemical warfare materials—to the IDF, marking a significant shift in regional dynamics.

IDF soldiers stand atop tanks in the Golan Heights near Israel's border with Syria.

Arab countries condemn Israel's 'opportunistic scheme' for Golan Heights expansion

This comes after the Israeli government unanimously approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's NIS 40 million plan to encourage demographic growth in the Golan Heights.

 THE ARAB Contact Group on Syria meets in Aqaba, this past Saturday. Those present included US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen, and the foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, Bahrain, Turkey, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Lebanon.

Israel approves plan to expand communities in the Golan Heights

The decision, which was approved unanimously, came just days after the fall of the Assad regime and the IDF retaking the Syrian Hermon.

CLOUDS OVER a village on the Golan Heights

Preserved Roman road in Golan found to be constructed in the late 2nd century CE

One goal of the research was to further understand when the road was constructed and later abandoned.

The east-west-oriented Roman road in Sussita, in the Golan Heights.

Israel's northern border: A crossroads of security and strategy - opinion

The spectacular collapse of the Assad regime has introduced both uncertainty and opportunity.

 PEOPLE CELEBRATE the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad, in Sednaya, Syria, this week. The spectacular collapse of the Assad regime has introduced both uncertainty and opportunity, the writer notes.