Israel and Syria

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Israel and Syria are neighboring Middle Eastern states that have long been adversaries, engaging in multiple Arab–Israeli wars and ongoing territorial and political disputes, particularly over the Golan Heights.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral relations
international relations
affectedBy Syrian Civil War NERFINISHED
characterizedBy longstanding conflict
political disputes
territorial disputes
hasBorderStatus no agreed international border in Golan Heights
hasBorderType heavily militarized frontier
hasCeasefireLine 1974 disengagement line on Golan Heights
hasConflictType interstate conflict
territorial conflict
hasDiplomaticRelations no full diplomatic relations
hasFront Golan Heights front NERFINISHED
hasMediationBy Turkey NERFINISHED
United Nations NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
hasNegotiationHistory 1990s US-mediated peace talks
Madrid Conference of 1991 NERFINISHED
Shepherdstown talks 2000 NERFINISHED
indirect talks via Turkey 2008
hasProxyDimension Syrian support for Hezbollah
Syrian support for Palestinian militant groups
hasRefugeeIssue displacement of Syrian residents from Golan Heights in 1967
hasReligiousDimension control of areas near Druze communities in Golan Heights
hasSecurityConcernForIsrael Iranian military presence in Syria
weapons transfers to Hezbollah via Syria
hasSecurityZone demilitarized zone on Golan Heights
hasStatus no formal peace treaty
state of war de jure
hasWarHistory 1948 Arab–Israeli War NERFINISHED
1982 Lebanon War NERFINISHED
Six-Day War NERFINISHED
War of Attrition NERFINISHED
Yom Kippur War NERFINISHED
includesEvent 1967 Israeli capture of Golan Heights
1973 crossing of ceasefire lines on Golan Heights
1974 Israel–Syria Disengagement Agreement NERFINISHED
Israeli airstrikes in Syria during Syrian Civil War
involvesCountry Israel NERFINISHED
Syria NERFINISHED
involvesTerritorialAnnexationClaim Israeli annexation of Golan Heights in 1981 NERFINISHED
involvesTerritorialOccupationClaim Syrian claim to Israeli-occupied Golan Heights
involvesUNResolution UN Security Council Resolution 242 NERFINISHED
UN Security Council Resolution 338 NERFINISHED
UN Security Council Resolution 497 NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Middle East NERFINISHED
mainDisputeTerritory Golan Heights NERFINISHED
monitoredBy United Nations Disengagement Observer Force NERFINISHED
regulatedBy 1974 Israel–Syria Disengagement Agreement NERFINISHED

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1949 Armistice Agreements signedBetween Israel and Syria