Egypt Condemns Israel’s Seizure of Syrian Buffer Zone Amid Rising Tensions

On Monday 9 December, Egypt condemned Israel’s seizure of the buffer zone with Syria, describing the actions as an occupation of Syrian territories.  According to Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this seizure constitutes an obvious violation of Syria’s sovereignty and a clear breach of the 1974 Disengagement Agreement, which established a ceasefire line and a UN-monitored buffer zone between Israeli and Syrian military positions in the Golan Heights. This recent move follows the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad’s government by Syrian insurgents, which was followed by Israeli tanks capturing the strategically significant buffer zone and Jabal al-Sheikh on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights.  In the wake of the insurgents’ victory, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared the 1974 agreement void, asserting that Israel would take necessary actions to secure its interests in the region. In its statement, Egypt emphasized that Israeli practices not only violate international law but also threaten the unity and integrity of Syrian territories.  The Egyptian government expressed that these actions take advantage of the instability and power vacuum in Syria, making an already tense and complicated situation. Cairo has called upon the United Nations…

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