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Landmines in the Occupied Syrian Golan: And Israel’s Obligations under International Humans Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law
Minefields tend to last longer than the conflicts they are used in, becoming remnants of war, injuring and killing people for many years after the conflict has ended and rendering areas unusable for decades.
Press Release Regarding the attack on a military ambulance and the killing of an injured Syrian
Al-Marsad condemns the incitement of hatred and the attack against the ambulance and the two wounded Syrians who were being transferred for treatment in Israeli hospitals.
Press release regarding the deterioration of the situation in Syria and attacks on civilians
Al Marsad condemns the attack by the Al Nusra front on June 10 against the Druze community in the village of Qalb Luza in Idlib province which resulted in the deaths of 23 civilians including children, and the wounding and enforced disappearance of many others.
Israeli Agricultural Settlement Expansion in the Occupied Syrian Golan During the Syrian Conflict
In January 2014, the Israeli cabinet approved a proposal to develop 30,000 dunams (7,400 acres) of land in the Occupied Syrian Golan for agricultural use.
Oil and natural gas in the Occupied Syrian Golan, illegal exploitation by Israel as occupying power
According to the Law of Occupation, Israel being the occupying country, has the legal obligation to act as just administrator of public property and natural resources. Nevertheless, at the beginning of 2013 Israel's Energy and Water Resources Ministry granted Genie Energy, an American-Israeli company, an exclusive licence to explore for oil and gas in a 153-square miles radius in the southern part of the Golan.