Israeli occupation of the Golan Heights

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Israeli_occupation_of_the_Golan_Heights
GPTKB entity
Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:affectedPopulation gptkb:Syrian_Druze
Israeli settlers
gptkbp:annexationDeclared 1981
gptkbp:annexationLaw gptkb:Golan_Heights_Law
gptkbp:area approximately 1,200 square kilometers
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Jordan
gptkb:Lebanon
gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Arab–Israeli_conflict
gptkb:Syrian–Israeli_conflict
gptkbp:demilitarizedZone gptkb:United_Nations_Disengagement_Observer_Force_(UNDOF)_zone
gptkbp:displacedPeople tens of thousands of Syrians displaced
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkb:Israeli_Civil_Administration_(initially)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Israeli occupation of the Golan Heights
gptkbp:internationalDispute ongoing
gptkbp:internationalLawReference gptkb:UN_Charter
gptkb:Fourth_Geneva_Convention
gptkbp:location gptkb:Golan_Heights
gptkbp:mainTowns gptkb:Katzrin
gptkb:Majdal_Shams
Quneitra (destroyed and abandoned)
gptkbp:occupyingPower gptkb:Israel
gptkbp:peaceNegotiations various failed attempts
gptkbp:previousSovereign gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Arab_League
gptkb:European_Union
gptkb:United_Nations
gptkb:United_States_(2019)
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Yom_Kippur_War_(1973)
gptkb:Golan_Heights_Law_(1981)
US recognition of Israeli sovereignty (2019)
gptkbp:result gptkb:Six-Day_War
gptkbp:settlementPolicy Israeli settlements established
gptkbp:startDate 1967
gptkbp:status considered illegal under international law
gptkbp:strategicImportance water resources
military high ground
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus gptkb:World_Heritage_in_Danger_(Quneitra)
gptkbp:UNResolution gptkb:UN_Security_Council_Resolution_242
gptkb:UN_Security_Council_Resolution_497
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:S/RES/497(1981)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6