France Calls on Israel to Withdraw from Syria Buffer Zone: Times of Israel Report
December 13, 2024France on Wednesday called on Israel to respect the “sovereignty and territorial integrity” of neighboring Syria and to withdraw its forces from the Golan demilitarized zone between the two countries.
“As stated by the U.N., any military deployment in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria is a violation of the 1974 disengagement agreement which must be respected by its signatories, Israel and Syria,” said a French foreign ministry spokesman at a press briefing.
“France calls on Israel to withdraw from this area.”
The United Nations has also criticized Israel for violating the 1974 agreement.
On Sunday, as Damascus fell to rebel groups and Syrian dictator President Bashar Assad fled to Moscow, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that troops from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had crossed into a buffer zone between Israel and Syria near the Golan Heights. He explained that the aim of the incursion was to counter any possible threats from the disorder in Syria.
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