Arab countries have also condemned this raid. However, Netanyahu has declared the deal a failure and stated that this area “will always remain an inseparable part of Israel.”
The Secretary General of United Nations, Antonio Guterreshas ruled that the entry of the Israeli army into the demilitarized zone of the Syrian Golan Heights is a violation of the territorial agreement between the two countries signed in 1974.
The Israeli army sent troops to the “buffer zone” on the Golan Heights on Sunday. Government sources have indicated that their forces have penetrated three kilometers from the border.
The Golan Heights is an area that Israel captured from Syria during the Six-Day War (1967) and the Yom Kippur War (1973). In 1974, both countries signed a treaty Separation agreement causing a demilitarized zone that has been under the control of the United Nations forces of separation observation. Syria at the time was ruled by Bashar al-Assad’s father.
Now, next the fall of the al-Assad regimethe Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahuhas stated that it is historical 1974 agreement “has collapsed” after the fall of deposed Syrian President Bashar al Assad, who has been granted asylum in Russia, adding that the Golan Heights “will always remain an inseparable part of Israel.”
Likewise, he has assured that Israel’s presence in this area guarantees its security and sovereignty. He also thanked United States President-elect Donald Trump for giving the “green light” to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan during his mandate in 2019.
While, Arab countries have condemned the Israeli military presence in the demilitarized zone. Egypt, Iraq and Qatar consider this “a dangerous development”, “an occupation of Syrian territories” and a “blatant violation” of the 1974 agreement.
On the other hand, the authorities of Israel They have acknowledged bombing several points in Syria. They described that in detail Among the bombed sites are facilities where chemical weapons and projectiles were allegedly present long distance with the aim of ‘not to fall into the hands of extremists’. “The only interest we have is the security of Israel and its citizens,” said Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar.
Source: EITB
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