Israeli forces shell military ‘structures’ in Golan Heights
DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – On Thursday, an Israeli army spokesperson stated that Israeli forces had targeted Syrian military structures in the Golan Heights, southern Syria. The spokesperson clarified that the presence of these military installations violated the disengagement agreement between both parties.
The Israeli shelling took place after an Israeli drone attack that resulted in the killing of two members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement in the Golan Heights earlier today.
The spokesperson added that army tanks targeted two temporary buildings used by the Syrian forces in the Ain Eltinah area, clarifying that their presence violated the disengagement agreement between Israel and Syria.
“The strike was carried out after IDF [Israeli defense forces] soldiers identified the two structures in the area of the security zone yesterday,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
The spokesperson further added that Israeli army will not accept any violation the 1974 agreement.
The agreement signed on May 31, 1974, is considered the final measure taken to end the War of Attrition between both parties, during which combat operations between Syrian and Israeli forces resumed in the Golan Heights. Negotiations were held to achieve disengagement between the two parties under the auspices of the US during the tenure of Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. The document was signed in Geneva at that time.