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- Israel fired several surface-to-surface missiles toward Syrian military positions in the country’s south causing material damage.
Golan Heights (Golan Plateau)
- About:
- Golan Heights refers to the border region captured from Syria by Israel during the Six-Day Middle-East War of 1967.
- This region includes the western two-thirds of the geological Golan Heights and the Israeli-occupied part of Mount Hermon.
- Geographically:
- It is bounded by the Jordan River and the Sea of Galilee on the west, Mount Hermon on the north, the seasonal Wadi Al-Ruqq?d on the east, and the Yarmuk River on the south.
- International Recognition:
- The U.S. was the first country to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan, which the rest of the international community regards as Israeli-occupied.
- Oslo Accords:
- It was backed by the United Nations (UN) and signed between the Israeli government and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1993.
- Under this, a part of the West Bank came under the control of the Palestinian Authority.
Source: TH
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