evidence: The Golan Heights, a rocky plateau where 12 youths were killed yesterday amid clashes between Lebanon's Hezbollah and Israeli forces, is a strategic territory partially captured by Israel from Syria. [...] Approximately 1,200 sq km of the Golan Heights, which also borders Lebanon and Jordan, were annexed by Israel on 14 December 1981. [...] The Hasbani stream, which finds it origin in Lebanon, flows through the Golan Heights before emptying into the Jordan, as does the Dan stream.