President of the USA Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, announcing the recognition of Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights. He made this statement during a meeting at the White House. The Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, expressed categorical disapproval of such a decision and called it a violation of international law. Israel occupied the Golan Heights during the Six-Day War in 1967. The population of the region mainly consists of Druze and Alawites. The Golan Heights hold strategic significance, as their territory can overlook the adjacent Damascus plain.
