# golan-heights - Yesterday’s News
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said “all Israelis were deeply moved” when Trump recognised Israel’s right to the disputed territory.
# golan-heights - Wednesday 3 April, 2019
A spokesperson for the Department of Defence said that authorities on the ground haven’t yet been granted approval for transportation.
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# golan-heights - Thursday 21 March, 2019
Israel occupied the Golan Heights during the Six-Day War in 1967.
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# golan-heights - Tuesday 19 June, 2018
The Irish infantry group is set to return later this year.
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# golan-heights - Friday 11 May, 2018
There have been serious military confrontations between both nations in recent days.
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# golan-heights - Thursday 10 May, 2018
Russia said 28 Israeli warplanes took part in the raids and around 70 missiles were fired in the attack.
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# golan-heights - Sunday 12 November, 2017
Israel and Syria are officially at war, but wounded people are seeking care in the Golan Heights .
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# golan-heights - Wednesday 8 November, 2017
Another diplomatic incident has cropped up for British Prime Minister Theresa May’s scandal-prone government.
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# golan-heights - Sunday 25 December, 2016
Corporal Dan Browne is spending his third Christmas away from his home in Ballybrack, Dublin.
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# golan-heights - Thursday 1 September, 2016
The Kilkenny star has been reflecting on his tour of duty to the Golan Heights .
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# golan-heights - Wednesday 23 December, 2015
You’d never know there’s an election around the corner…
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# golan-heights - Friday 18 December, 2015
The Taoiseach will be visiting the Irish men and women serving in the Golan Heights this Sunday.
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# golan-heights - Wednesday 7 October, 2015
The troops had been deployed as part of the UN’s Disengagement Observer Force.
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# golan-heights - Saturday 12 September, 2015
They make short work of them.
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# golan-heights - Wednesday 9 September, 2015
“This is my second trip with my father and I’m looking forward to going out.”
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# golan-heights - Tuesday 8 September, 2015
The Golan Heights has been fought over for four decades.
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# golan-heights - Wednesday 15 July, 2015
The man had taken artefacts from the ancient city of Gamla in the Golan Heights in Israel.
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# golan-heights - Tuesday 5 May, 2015
A number of stray shells have landed in the camp where Irish troops are stationed. Personnel have take to bunkers.
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# golan-heights - Monday 4 May, 2015
The two soldiers were evacuated to Israel for medical care.
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# golan-heights - Wednesday 8 April, 2015
The soldiers spent six months in the Middle East flashpoint.
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# golan-heights - Tuesday 17 March, 2015
Irish troops have been mixing duty and celebration across the globe today
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# golan-heights - Tuesday 27 January, 2015
Israel responded with artillery fire.
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# golan-heights - Saturday 17 January, 2015
Syria
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A newly-released Irish film documents the lives of people in Majdal Shams – one of five remaining Arab villages in the Golan Heights .
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# golan-heights - Friday 26 December, 2014
There were 430 military personnel stationed in Lebanon, the Golan Heights and other regions these holidays.
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# golan-heights - Tuesday 28 October, 2014
The troops are part of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Golan Heights .
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# golan-heights - Wednesday 8 October, 2014
The 130 troops were welcomed by family and friends in an emotional reunion this morning.
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A shocked girlfriend got more than she hoped for at this morning’s reunion.
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# golan-heights - Wednesday 1 October, 2014
He said that he’s satisfied they acceded to his request for a review.
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# golan-heights - Tuesday 23 September, 2014
Opposition TDs Mick Wallace and Richard Boyd Barrett disagree with the move.
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It’s the first time since 1985 that Israel has downed a Syrian plane.
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# golan-heights - Friday 19 September, 2014
Irish peacekeepers are about to re-deploy to the Golan Heights .
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# golan-heights - Monday 15 September, 2014
They’re to be replaced by 130 new peacekeepers.
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# golan-heights - Thursday 11 September, 2014
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
The Al Qaeda-linked group has safely returned 45 Fijian troops, kidnapped at the Golan Heights .
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# golan-heights - Tuesday 9 September, 2014
That’s according to the country’s Ministry of Information.
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# golan-heights - Tuesday 2 September, 2014
The Al-Nusra Front want their group taken off the UN’s list of terrorist organisations, as well as compensation for fighters injured in recent days.
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# golan-heights - Monday 1 September, 2014
Defence Minister Simon Coveney wants a UN review of the peacekeeping
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The Defence Minister has called for a UN review of the mission.
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The United Nations needs to conduct a full review of the UNDOF mission before Ireland’s next rotation of troops, the Defence Minister said.
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# golan-heights - Sunday 31 August, 2014
Irish troops carried out a daring rescue mission of their Filipino colleagues yesterday. The fate of 44 UN peacekeepers from Fiji captured by rebels still remains unknown.
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Occasional afternoon rain and drizzle
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Morning rain, then a couple of t-showers
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Clouds and sun with a couple of showers
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