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Israel News In Golan Heights, Harvesting Apples Against Backdrop of Syrian War
Rosh Hashanah is just around the corner, and in the Golan Heights, Israeli-run apple farms are in peak production mode, overflowing with the Starking, Red Delicious, Granny Smith, Gala and Pink Lady varietals that will grace tables set for the Jewish new year across the land. But unlike years past, this year’s apple crop is…
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Fast Forward Rocket Fired in Syria Lands in Israeli Golan Heights
A rocket fired in Syria as part of its civil war struck Israel near the Quneitra crossing in the Golan Heights. No injuries or damage were reported from the rocket, which stuck Israel on Monday morning. On Friday night a mortar shell struck Israel on the Golan, where a number of rockets and mortar shells…
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Fast Forward Fire From Fighting in Syria Hits Golan, Israel Shoots Back
A projectile from fighting in the Syrian civil war struck the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Thursday and Israeli forces responded by attacking a Syrian army position, the military said. In a statement, the military said it appeared the shooting from Syria was “errant fire” from battles between forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and…
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Fast Forward Syrian Rebels Make Demands For Release of U.N. Peacekeepers in Golan Heights
Syrian rebels have issued a list of demands for the release of United Nations peacekeepers stationed on the Golan Heights between Syria and Israel. The 45 Fijian troops from the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force have been held captive for five days in an unknown location. The rebels from the Nusra Front, which has ties…
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Fast Forward Israel Says It Shot Down Drone on Golan Heights
Israel’s military said it shot down a drone that flew from Syria into Israeli-controlled airspace over the Golan Heights on Sunday. It was not immediately clear who dispatched the unmanned aircraft or the nature of its mission, in an area where fighting from Syria’s civil war has occasionally spilled over into Israeli-held territory. In a…
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Fast Forward Israel Kills 2 Near Syrian Border
Israeli troops killed two people near the Syrian border, Israeli news sites reported. “A short while ago two armed individuals were identified in the parameter of the border barrier on the Golan Heights, who attempted to sabotage the operational infrastructure in the border. In response to that, we attacked and hit the suspects,” read a…
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Opinion U.S. Sharply Boosts Aid to Syria Rebels: Report
America is reportedly stepping up its commitment to the Syrian rebels with new injections of money, upgraded weapons and intelligence coordination, according to several respected Arab news sources, the Abu Dhabi-based The National and the Jordanian-based Ammon News. The moves are said to include supply of shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles, which Saudi Arabia has been eager…
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Fast Forward Syria Bombs Israeli Military Vehicle Near Golan Border
The Israeli army said on Saturday that an Israeli military vehicle had been damaged by a bomb set off by Syrians on frontier of the occupied Golan Heights. The attack on Friday was thought to be the first targeted bombing of Israeli forces since the start of Syria’s civil war although the army could not…
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