The United Nations and Israel’s neighbours denounced the move, with a UN spokesman on Monday saying Israel’s actions were “a violation” of the 1974 disengagement agreement between Israel and Syria.
Netanyahu said on Sunday that the collapse of the Assad government and the Syrian army abandoning its posts had invalidated the agreement.
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Monday said the takeover of the buffer zone was “a limited and temporary step we took for security reasons”.
US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller voiced understanding of Israel’s actions which, he said, “are not permanent” and “ultimately, what we want to see is lasting stability between Israel and Syria, and that means we support all sides upholding the 1974 disengagement agreement”.
Source: CNA
