Golan Heights

Reporter’s Notebook: The threat along Syrian buffer zone is far from over for Israel

For now, there appears to be little appetite to withdraw from the buffer zone, largely because of lingering questions over whether Syria’s new president is truly capable of controlling the country.

The Israel Ministry of Defense’s National Mine Action Authority (INMAA) clears minefields with the assistance of sappers from 4M Defense Mine Solutions in the northern Golan Heights near the Syrian border, April 28, 2026.
 Buildings in old city, Safed, Northern District, Israel.

Safed Rabbinical Court may close this fall despite strong local demand

VIEW OF snow on Mount Hermon in Syria, as seen from the northern Golan Heights, in Jan.

Israel’s Syria gambit - opinion

WINEMAKER, CONSULTANT, educator Itay Lahat, a leading and influential figure on Israeli wine scene.

Wine Talk: From little acorns


Israel’s 'Stonehenge’ not alone with near 30 similar sites, satellite imagery reveals - study

The newly discovered sites all share a similar design: large circular structures, between approximately 50 to 250 meters in diameter, built with stones taken from local basalt fields.

Rujm el-Hiri site in Golan Heights, March 27, 2026.

As Hezbollah rockets fall, emergency medics in Israel’s North work double shifts

As missiles, cluster bombs, and Hezbollah rockets fall across Israel during the latest two-front war, MDA volunteers are often the first on the scene.

Soldiers and emergency workers treat a person injured by a rocket fired from Lebanon on March 23, 2026 in Kiryat Shmona, Israel.

Golan resident convicted of spying for Iran after passing tank movement, missile-impact data

The ruling rejected Safdi’s claim that his admissions during Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) and Israel Police questioning had been extracted through improper pressure.

 The silhouette of a person, with Iran's flag in the background (illustrative).

As Israel signals plan to widen war into Lebanon, Hezbollah tests limits - analysis

Iranian-backed groups chose to enter the war on the side of Iran on March 2. Since then, it has been subjected to airstrikes, and Israel has launched a, so far, limited ground operation into Lebanon.

Israeli soldiers gather next to tanks on the Israeli side of the border with Lebanon, in northern Israel, March 17, 2026

Lesson learned: First inscribed Hellenistic sling bullet found in Golan Heights' ancient Hippos

The sling bullet found in 2025 at Hippos is the first inscribed bullet to be discovered at the site in 26 years of excavations.

Sling bullet found in near the ancient city of Hippos in the Golan Heights bearing the Greek inscription “Learn,” March 16, 2026.

Israel must stop Damascus from absorbing Sweida - opinion

Damascus’s plan for Sweida could reshape Israel’s northern frontier.

A drone view shows the remains of a destroyed tank, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Sunni Bedouin tribes and government forces, in Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria July 25, 2025.

Woman killed in central Israel as a result of Iran missile barrage, over 20 wounded

Over 200 missiles were launched toward Israel as the joint Israel-US campaign continued to strike targets across the Islamic regime.

Destroyed building in central Israel following Iranian missile strikes on February 28, 2026.

Why Syria's FM is changing his messaging to Israel - and why it matters - analysis

Syria’s foreign minister is hinting that Damascus and Jerusalem may be able to come to more arrangements in the future, in the wake of talks held in Paris in January.

Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani speaks during a press conference in Damascus, May 20, 2025; illustrative.

Israel’s law shaped Trump’s historic recognition of Golan Heights - opinion

President Donald Trump’s 2019 recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights sparked global debate over law, history, and security.

CLOUDS OVER a village on the Golan Heights

Israel never annexed the Golan Heights: Why it still matters - opinion

Israel extended its sovereignty to the Golan Heights. The difference between extending sovereignty and annexing is important and instructs Israel's future policies.

IDF SOLDIERS take part in a military training exercise in the Golan Heights on Wednesday. Although most of the world assumes Israel annexed the Golan Heights, and did so illegally, the Jewish state never actually did, the writer says.