Israeli Merkava tanks pause at a conveniently parked civilian portable snack truck which serves ice creams and cold drinks during a large scale armoured exercise on the Golan Heights, August 27. Israel took control of the Golan Heights in the 1967 Middle East War and Syria demands a full withdrawal as part of any peace process. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has vowed not to return the Golan Heights and demands there be no preconditions to restart the peace process with Syria.

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