الرئيسية » أرشيف الوسم : Golan Heights

أرشيف الوسم : Golan Heights

Israel brings down Syrian warplane in Golan Heights airspace

77761977_77761916

On Tuesday, Israel shot down a Syrian warplane over Golan Heights airspace, the first such incident in over three decades, and warned that it will respond “forcefully” in case of any security threat. The last time Israel had shot down a Syrian warplane was in 1985, drawing a sharp response from the then Syrian government. Israel has said that the …

أكمل القراءة »

Israel strikes Syrian military post; former Israeli MP jailed for Syria visit

On Thursday, the Israeli army said that it had struck a Syrian military position after presumed “errant fire” had struck the Israeli-occupied part of Golan Heights. In a statement, the Israeli army said that “at least one projectile hit the northern Golan Heights”. A spokeswoman for the Israeli military said that it hit an open field, and did not cause …

أكمل القراءة »

UN confirms abduction of 43 peacekeepers in Golan Heights

D82C0147-1A70-41EF-88C5-61C24E3B440D_cx0_cy6_cw0_mw1024_s_n-660x330

On Thursday, Syrian rebel groups captured 43 UN peacekeepers on the Syrian half of the border at Golan Heights and surrounded 81 others, the United Nations said. Forty-three peacekeepers from Fiji were forced to give up their arms and were taken hostage near the Quneitra crossing, but 81 Filipino peacekeepers “held their ground” and refused to surrender their arms, the …

أكمل القراءة »

Rockets fired on Israel from Gaza, Syria; Israeli military strikes back despite Syrian ceasefire

354512_Gaza-rockets-650x330

Rocket fire from Syria and Gaza early on Monday struck Israel in separate incidents, and has prompted the Israeli military to strike back. The events occurred just hours before the new Palestinian unity government took office in Ramallah. A few hours earlier, tensions spiked as the newly Palestinian government was formally unveiled at a ceremony at the Muqataa headquarters in …

أكمل القراءة »
HTML Snippets Powered By : XYZScripts.com