Israel and Syria signed a ceasefire agreement in 1974 that left almost all the Heights in Israeli hands .
During the Yom Kippur War in 1973 , Syrian forces overran much of the southern Golan , before being pushed back by an Israeli counterattack .
Israeli and Syrian signed a ceasefire agreement in 1974 that left almost all the Heights in Israeli hands .
During the Yom Kippur War in 1973 , Syrian forces overran much of the southern Golan , before being pushed back by an Israeli counterattack .