Israel tells UN: action in Golan Heights ‘limited, temporary’

TEL AVIV/GOLAN HEIGHTS: Israel told the United Nations Security Council on Monday that it has taken “limited and temporary measures” in a demilitarised strip bordering Syria to counter any threats, particularly to residents of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

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“It is important to emphasise, however, that Israel is not intervening in the ongoing conflict between Syrian armed groups; our actions are solely focused on safeguarding our security,” Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon wrote in a letter to the 15-member council.

He said Israel remained committed to the framework of a 1974 Separation of Forces Agreement.