Mr Trump's formal recognition breaks with decades of international consensus and is attracting criticism from parts of the international community.
What the Golan Heights are and why they're significant.
Trump recognises Israeli sovereignty of disputed Golan Heights
US President Donald Trump (L) and Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu with the signed Presidential proclamation on the Golan Heights Source: AAP
United States President Donald Trump has signed a decree recognising Israel's sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights, a border area seized from Syria in 1967.
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