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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Israel launches ‘most violent’ strikes on Syrian coast as it vows to double settler numbers in Golan Heights

Israel plans to double the numbers of settlers in the occupied Golan Heights in Syria despite repeated calls to withdraw its troops from the land it seized after president Bashar al-Assad's ouster.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday it was necessary to strengthen Israel's presence in the Golan Heights because a "new front" had opened there since armed rebels wrested power from Mr Assad, ending his family's 50-year-long rule over Syria.

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