Battle of Tel Faher
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Era | Date not recorded (no reliable year in Wikidata) | derived from year |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Israel | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| Coordinates | 33.2244, 35.6922 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
Tel Faher or Golani Lookout is a former Syrian military outpost in the Golan Heights that has been occupied by Israel since the Six-Day War in 1967.
Tel Faher was the site of an intense battle in 1967 between the Israel Defense Forces and the Syrian Army which ended in the conquest of the outpost by the Golani Brigade.The Syrian position at Tel Faher was strongly fortified with minefields, bunkers, trenches, and barbed wire protecting it. Despite taking heavy casualties, the Israelis managed to capture Tel Faher and forced the Syrians to retreat. The fall of Tel Faher caused the Syrian defensive line in the area to collapse, and this led to Israel conquering the Golan Heights just one day later.
Tel Faher is now a park commemorating those who died in the battle.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Tel Faher (revision 1374564285), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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