The United Nations and Israel’s neighbours denounced the transfer, with a UN spokesman on Monday saying Israel’s actions have been “a violation” of the 1974 disengagement settlement between Israel and Syria.
Netanyahu mentioned on Sunday that the collapse of the Assad government and the Syrian military abandoning its posts had invalidated the settlement.
Israel’s Overseas Minister Gideon Saar on Monday mentioned the takeover of the buffer zone was “a restricted and non permanent step we took for safety causes”.
US State Division spokesman Matthew Miller voiced understanding of Israel’s actions which, he mentioned, “will not be everlasting” and “finally, what we need to see is lasting stability between Israel and Syria, and meaning we help all sides upholding the 1974 disengagement settlement”.
