Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he will double the Israeli population of the Golan Heights following the fall of Syria's Bashar Al-Assad. The Israeli government approved the plan on Sunday.

Israel announced plans to double its population in the occupied Golan Heights, earning international condemnation.

Israel's "demographic development" plan to increase settler numbers only applies to the area of the Golan Heights that Israel seized during the Six Day War in 1967 and later annexed in 1981 and not to territory taken since al-Assad's ouster.

Berlin says 'perfectly clear' area belongs to Syria; Ankara says attempt to expand borders 'through occupation' is a 'grave concern'

Israeli forces have launched over 800 strikes on Syria over the past week, including an “earthquake bomb” Sunday night.

Israel's government on Sunday approved a plan to double its population in the Golan Heights following the fall of President Bashar al-Assad's regime.

The Golan Heights, captured by Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War, has been under Israeli control for decades.

Israel says the move is necessary following the takeover of neighbouring Syria by an Islamist-led rebel alliance.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says U.S. officials have made direct contact with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. HTS’s leader condemned Israel’s incursion into Syria.