Golan Heights

At sunrise in an ancient Golan synagogue, the debate over sovereignty feels absurd - opinion

Zionism, at its foundation, is the return of an indigenous people to the hills, springs, and sacred sites that shaped its civilization long before anyone called it a nation-state.

Sunrise at Dir Aziz, a fourth-century synagogue in the Golan Heights.
Pigeons fly in front of the sun as it rises over Kuwait City on August 23, 2025.

Record heatwave expected to hit Israel this weekend with potential 47°C in Sea of Galilee region

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) arrives to receive UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the People's Palace in Damascus on July 25, 2026

Sharaa: Syria working to reach security deal with Israel, will not give up on Golan Heights claim

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa receives UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the People's Palace in Damascus, July 25, 2026

Golan Heights 'are Syrian territory,' UN chief Guterres stresses during Damascus visit


Oaks boutique hotel in the Golan Heights opens to public after five-month trial

Includes 41 rooms and suites designated for adults only.

 The Oaks Hotel.

Syria's Sharaa open to Golan Heights deal, limiting Iranian presence, US congressman tells 'Post'

"I think this is an opportunity that President Sharaa needs to seize and truly use to rebuild Syria into a free and prosperous nation," US Congressman Marlin Stutzman said.

 Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this handout released on May 14, 2025. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS.

IDF moves soldiers from Syria, West Bank to north Gaza

The security cabinet agreed to expand operations in Gaza on May 2, with the IDF's plan to include military control of the area, PM Netanyahu stated.

IDF expanded their military acticity in the area of Daraj Tuffah in Gaza City to expand the security zone in the area on April 12, 2025.

Power line collisions during migration wound dozens of storks in Golan Heights

“There is an urgent need to explore ways to minimize these injuries, including marking power lines and proactively preparing known migration routes," said a veterinarian.

 Injured stork at The Hula Valley Wildlife Acclimatization Center.

IDF announces Sgt. Niv Dayag killed in Golan Heights operational activity

During the incident in which Dayag was killed three soldiers were injured.

 Sergeant Niv Dayag.

NIS 500 for a tent for the family: The new glamping that opened in the north

The partnership between Kibbutz Ortal and Nir David Tourism has led to the creation of a new glamping site at the kibbutz in the Golan, the first to open in the area since the war.

Glamping in Kibbutz Ortal

Normalization with Israel complicated but beneficial, Syrian sources say

Nir Boms, chairman of the Syria Research Forum at the Moshe Dayan Center in Tel Aviv, tells TML: "Israelis already know Syrians better than most people think, and we have a foundation to build from.”

Israeli soldiers seen in the buffer zone which separates the Golan Heights and Syria, February 27, 2025

Israel under emerging threats as Syria's Golan faces power vacuum - analysis

It's unclear if these operations will lead to calm or if it could backfire and lead to elements entering areas such as the Yarmouk Basin and threatening Israel. 

 IDF soldiers seen operating in southern Syria, in pictures dated to March 2025

105 million eggs: Israel increases imports to meet Passover needs

A quota of 105 million eggs was opened for eggs to be imported customs-free, and some 40 million have already been imported, the ministries said.

 Test tubes labelled "Bird Flu" and eggs are seen in this picture illustration, January 14, 2023.

‘Hope we remain in touch forever’: Druze MK Hamed Amar on historic visit from Syria's Druze

The Druze are all connected everywhere they are, like one big family,” Amar explained. “Many of those who crossed the border have immediate families on the Israeli side.

Knesset Member Hamed Amar speaks during the Interior Affairs Committee meeting discussing a law proposal for limiting the age for weapons licences, at the Knesset, on June 14, 2016. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90