Here’s what we know: The Golan Heights are in southwestern Syria, about 60km (40 miles) south of Damascus. They are bordered by the Yarmouk River in the south and the Sea of Galilee (Lake ...

Israel's occupation of the Golan Heights is not recognised ... for the defence of Galilee Panhandle along the Israeli-Lebanese border and the Israeli shores of the Sea of Galilee." ...

Following is a quick guide to the hilly, 1,200-square-kilometre (460 square-mile) Golan Heights, a fertile and strategic plateau that overlooks Israel's Galilee region as well as Lebanon ...