egypt’s ministry of foreign affairs
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…