Israel aims to double its population in the disputed Golan Heights with a new $11 million plan.

Israel plans to double its population in the occupied Golan Heights, a strategic plateau captured from Syria in 1967. The Israeli government approved a $11 million plan to encourage demographic growth amid ongoing security concerns, despite the ousting of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The Golan Heights, annexed by Israel in 1981, is home to about 31,000 Israeli settlers and 24,000 Druze Arabs. Most countries do not recognize Israeli sovereignty over the territory, which Syria demands Israel withdraw from.

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