Posts Tagged: Golan Heights
IDF Reserve Colonel Murdered in Jordan Valley Killed 40 Years to the Day His Brother Died in Yom Kippur War
In a tragic twist, the Israel Defense Forces reserve colonel killed Thursday in the Jordan Valley village of B'rosh Habika lost his life 40...
For First Time, IDF Soldiers Wounded From Syria Fire
Two soldiers from the Israel Defense Forces were injured by shrapnel from a mortar shell fired from Syria along the Israeli border, in the northern...
What if Israel Had Left the Golan Heights?
JNS.org - The barbarians didn't appear out of thin air; they have always been around. They have been operating in sleeper cells within the mock civilization...
Gun Shots Near IDF Outpost in the Golan; Colonel Says Murderous Syrian Rebels New ‘Potential Threat’ (VIDEO)
Shots were fired on Thursday night near an Israel Defense Force outpost in the Golan Heights, as continued fighting between Syrian leader Bashar Al-Assad and...
Syrian Gunmen Fire at IDF Patrol in Southern Golan Heights
Times of Israel - Two Syrian gunmen of unknown affiliation infiltrated an unmanned IDF military outpost in the southern Golan Heights in the demilitarized zone...
IDF to Create Fifth Division to Protect Golan Heights From Syrian Civil War, Increased Hezbollah Activity
The Israel Defense Force has created a new northern regional division to stop any spillover from the Syrian civil war or violation of the cease-fire...
Fiji Adds 380 Troops to UN Golan Heights Force
Fiji will send 380 troops to join a U.N. peacekeeping force in the Golan Heights, lifting the Pacific nation's contribution to 562, the largest in the contingent, the...
Netanyahu: We Must Have Ability to Put ‘the Fear of Death Into’ the Enemy
While observing a war drill in the Golan Heights Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a stern warning to potential aggressors, saying, "no one...
CAMERA Israel Trip Helps Students ‘Better Recognize and Counter News Media Errors’
JNS.org - The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) is bringing nearly two-dozen student leaders on a 10-day trip to...
Mortar Shell from Syria Strikes Israel
Times of Israel - A mortar shell fired from Syria landed on the Israeli side of the Golan Heights early Thursday morning, the latest cross...
Philippines to Maintain Golan Presence Until ‘at Least’ August
The Philippines said Wednesday its peacekeepers would stay in the Golan Heights until at least August, AFP reported. The country added it would consider staying...
Netanyahu: ‘Israel Cannot Depend on International Forces for its Security’
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began Sunday's weekly cabinet meeting by announcing that he had spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the weekend about...
UN Declines Russian Offer to Replace Austrian Golan Peacekeepers
Jerusalem Post - UNITED NATIONS/MOSCOW - The United Nations on Friday said it could not accept Russia's offer to replace peacekeepers from Austria in the Golan Heights...
Hezbollah Trying to Open New Front on Golan, Israel Says
JNS.org - Israeli defense officials believe Hezbollah has been trying to establish a strategic foothold in the Syrian Golan Heights to facilitate attacks on...
