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UN stresses parties must uphold 1974 disengagement agreement as Israeli operations reported across Syria
Summary
The UN briefing cited reports of Israeli strikes across Syria and UNDOF concerns about unauthorized presences and new obstacles along the ceasefire line; the UN called for adherence to the 1974 disengagement of forces agreement.
The United Nations repeated calls for all parties to respect the 1974 disengagement of forces agreement after reports of multiple Israeli strikes across Syria and new military positions near the Golan ceasefire line.
At a UN briefing, the Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Kiari was cited as telling the Security Council that there have been hundreds of reported Israeli air strikes across Syria since Dec. 8 and that, on April 3, there were multiple strikes in Damascus and at military air bases. The spokesperson also summarized reporting by Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix that the Israel Defense Forces occupy 12 positions on the Bravo side — 10 in the area of separation and two in the area of limitation — and that forces continue to construct counter-mobility obstacles and fly aircraft across the ceasefire line.
Why it matters: The briefing said such actions risk undermining the ceasefire and stability on the Syrian Golan, and it emphasized the importance of ending unauthorized presence in the area of separation and limitation.
The UN reiterated a March 14 Security Council presidential statement on Syria and called on parties to support stabilization after 14 years of conflict. UNDOF peacekeepers remain in position and the UN urged all sides to refrain from actions that would jeopardize the ceasefire and stability.
The briefing did not announce any new enforcement measures; it framed the update as a call for compliance with existing agreements and monitoring by UN peacekeepers.
