The word “occupation” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak in 2015. Today the opening carries none. 1 remains further down the article, where a reader arriving from a search result does not go.
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Highway 98 is the primary north-south highway in the Golan Heights . It is shaped like an archer's bow, and it runs parallel to the ceasefire line of the occupied territory with the rest of Syria .1 The route runs from Tzemah junction south of the Kinneret , first through the Yarmuk valley, then it rises up a steep slope into the Golan Heights and crosses it until it reaches the lowest cable-car station on Mount Hermon . There it meets Route 999. Highway 98 is steep compared to the highways in Israel, rising from 210 meters below sea level at the Kinneret to 1600 meters above sea level on the Hermon.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Highway 98 is the primary north-south highway in the Golan Heights in northeastern Israel . It is shaped like an archer's bow, and it runs parallel to the eastern border of Israel with Syria . The route runs from Tzemah junction south of the Kinneret , first through the Yarmuk valley, then it rises up a steep slope into the Golan Heights and crosses it until it reaches the lowest cable-car station on the Hermon Mountain . There it meets Route 999, which continues to Dov Mountain . Highway 98 is one of the steepest in Israel, rising from 210 meters below sea level at the Kinneret to 1600 meters above sea level on the Hermon.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Highway 98 is the primary north-south highway on the Israeli side of the Golan Heights . It is shaped like an archer's bow, and it runs parallel to the ceasefire line with Syria . The route runs from Tzemah junction south of the Kinneret , first through the Yarmuk valley, then it rises up a steep slope into the Golan Heights and crosses it until it reaches the lowest cable-car station on Mount Hermon . There it meets Route 999. Highway 98 is steep compared to the other highways in Israel, rising from 210 meters below sea level at the Kinneret to 1600 meters above sea level on the Hermon.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Highway in Israel Highway 98 is the primary north-south highway on the Israeli side of the Golan Heights . It is shaped like an archer's bow, and it runs parallel to the ceasefire line with Syria . The route runs from Tzemah junction south of the Kinneret , first through the Yarmuk valley, then it rises up a steep slope into the Golan Heights and crosses it until it reaches the lowest cable-car station on Mount Hermon . There it meets Route 999. Highway 98 is steep compared to the other highways in Israel, rising from 210 meters below sea level at the Kinneret to 1600 meters above sea level on the Hermon.
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primary north-south highway in the golan heights in northeastern israel
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primary north-south highway on the israeli side of the golan heights
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