Israeli army in Golan buffer zone violates 1974 deal: UN
Israeli soldiers stand near tanks near the border with Syria on the Israeli side of the border on December 9, 2024 in Golan Heights.
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Israeli troops that have moved into the buffer zone on the edge of the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights "constitute a violation" of the 1974 disengagement agreement between Israel and Syria, a UN spokesman said on Monday (December 9, 2024).The UN peacekeeping force deployed in the Golan Heights, known as UNDOF, "informed the Israeli counterparts that these actions would constitute a violation of the 1974 disengagement agreement," said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.He said that the Israeli forces that entered the zon...
