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Arab states condemn Israel’s reported operations inside Syria buffer zonepublished at 15:59
Arab countries have issued official statements rejecting Israel’s reported seizure of the demilitarised buffer zone with Syria in the occupied Golan Heights.
Foreign ministries in Egypt, Qatar and Saudi Arabia have said the Israeli move is a violation of Syria’s sovereignty, international law, and the disengagement agreement signed in 1974 – which Israel says has collapsed.
This development comes after a source quoted by Reuters said that Israeli forces were advancing towards Damascus.
While an Israeli military official originally denied these claims, the Israeli Defence Forces later acknowledged that its troops could be operating beyond the demilitarised buffer zone in the Golan Heights.
The IDF strongly denies it is advancing towards the Syrian capital, describing this as “fake news”.
Following Bashar al-Assad’s regime being toppled, Israel moved into the buffer zone with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying the 1974 disengagement agreement with Syria had “collapsed” with the rebel takeover of the country.
