Golan Heights

WATCH: Israel's Defense Ministry detonates 700 landmines near Syrian border

The Israel National Mine Action Authority (INMAA) cleared 700 landmines near Syria, continuing efforts to reclaim mined areas for civilian and industrial purposes.

Smoke and fire rise from a controlled landmine explosion in northern Golan Heights, on the Syrian border, April 17, 2024; illustrative.
Good-old cooking days: Old-school Israeli kitchen in more modest times.

Wine Talk: Wining in the kitchen

Israel Police arrest civilians who attempted to cross border into Syria, April 22, 2026.

Approximately 40 Israelis attempted to sneak over border into Syria, IDF confirms

Israelis take cover in a public shelter in the northern Israeli city of Safed as a siren sounds warning of incoming missiles fired into Israel, March 10, 2026

IDF Home Front Command extends siren warning times for Hezbollah rockets in North


IDF, police detain 13 Israelis who crossed into Syrian territory from Golan Heights

The 13 detained Israelis crossed through the Golan Heights into Syria before being apprehended.

 The gate on the border from the Golan Heights into Syria at Majdal Shams, May 3, 2025.

Netherlands lowers Israel travel advisory to 'yellow' risk level after Gaza ceasefire

The Dutch Foreign Ministry lowered the threat level for most of Israel to "yellow," advising caution due to potential risks. Areas near Gaza, Lebanon, and Egypt's remain under "red" alerts.

Travelers at Ben-Gurion Airport, October 23, 2025.

Back to life: Two magical springs in the Golan Heights reopen

The Kinneret Drainage and Streams Authority and Golan Regional Council completed phase one of the Golan Springs project, funded by the Israel Land Authority at NIS 3M.

Ein Alamein.

Figurine unearthed near Sea of Galilee reveals earliest human–animal connection

At the Nahal Ein Gev II archeology site, a figurine was discovered to be the earliest item depicting human-animal interaction.

The 12,000-year-old Natufian clay figurine from Nahal Ein Gev II, depicting a woman leaning forward and a goose enveloping her (accompanied by an artistic reconstruction).

Developing Israel’s periphery is vital for economy, aliyah - opinion

As Israel plans for the arrival of its next 10 million, the periphery must play a leading role. The region is hiding in plain sight. Now is the time to see it.

NEW APARTMENTS are under construction in Katzrin this month. The importance of developing our periphery – the Galilee, the Golan, and the Negev – is increasingly evident, the writer maintains.

Lebanon plans UN complaint against Israel over border wall

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon reportedly informed the IDF that the wall made nearly an acre of land inaccessible to the local population.

 Vehicles with returning residents and a UN vehicle stand amid destroyed buildings in the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, as Israeli troops withdrew from most of south Lebanon, in Lebanon, February 19, 2025.

Sharaa claims Syria is negotiating with Israel, demands 'return to Dec. 8 borders'

"We are engaged in direct negotiations with Israel, and we have gone a good distance on the way to reach an agreement," Syrian President al-Sharaa said to The Washington Post.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, with a map of the Middle East (Illustrative).

Syria’s Sharaa rules out joining Abraham Accords, suggests Trump could make negotiations happen

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa told Fox News that one of the issues preventing talks is Israel's "occupation" of the Golan Heights.

US President Donald Trump meets Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa in the White House, Washington, DC, November 10, 2025

Israel begins construction of upgraded security barrier on Jordan border

Israel has begun construction on the first two sections of an upgraded security barrier along its border with Jordan, a key part of a $1.7B project to strengthen the border against emerging threats.

An Israeli soldier walks next to the border fence between Israel and Jordan, in southern Israel near Eilat February 9, 2016.

WATCH: Defense Ministry sappers destroy decades-old Syrian ammo removed from Golan Heights outpost

The Ein Almin outpost was abandoned by the Syrian army during the Six Day War. It had been one of the largest Syrian miltary positions in the region.

An Israeli military vehicle drives on the Syrian side of the ceasefire line, as seen from Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, January 6, 2025.