Israel had just earlier declared that the Golan Heights, which they captured from Syria in the 1967 Six-Day War, will forever be Israeli land.
But the U.N.’s 15-member security council—of which both Russia and the U.S. are permanent members—declared that its decision on the Golan “remains unchanged” and the U.N. security council rejected the Israeli claim.
The Israeli Prime Minister visited Russian President Vladimir Putin, one of Syria’s biggest military allies, over the weekend and told him Israel will not relinquish control of the Golan Heights.
Netanyahu said that “with or without agreement, the Golan Heights would remain under Israeli sovereignty,” describing the territorial claim as a “red line” for Israel.