Timeline of Israeli-Syrian relations

(Reuters) - Israel said on Wednesday it was conducting indirect peace talks with Syria.

The two countries are formally at war, although a cease fire has held along the border since 1974. The last round of peace talks fell apart in 2000.

Here is a timeline on Israel-Syrian relations:

November 1947 - Syria opposes U.N. partition plan for Jewish and Arab states side by side.

May 1948 - When British mandate ends, Jews proclaim state of Israel. Syria and other Arab armies invade.

July 1949 - Israel and Syria sign armistice agreement but on-and-off hostilities continue.

June 1967 - Israel launches attack on Syria during the Six-Day War, capturing the Golan Heights, a strategic plateau between Israel and Syria.

October 1973 - Syria attacks Israel in the Middle East War and tries to regain the Golan Heights, but assault is thwarted.

1974 - After postwar clashes on the Golan Heights, Syria and Israel sign a disengagement of forces agreement.