Previously, Russia, Syria, Iran, Turkey and many other countries condemned the US president's executive order, while France, Germany, and the UK confirmed they won't recognise Israeli sovereignty over the Syrian territory.
The Golan Heights were seized by Israel from Syria during the Six-Day War in 1967. Fourteen years later, the Israeli parliament unilaterally proclaimed sovereignty over the territory; however, the UNSC declared that the motion was "null and void and without international legal effect".
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