Saudi Arabia: Israel determined to sabotage Syria’s chance for stability

Saudi Arabia said Monday that Israel’s seizure of a buffer zone in the Golan Heights shows its determination to sabotage Syria’s chance of restoring stability.

Israeli forces announced over the weekend that they had deployed to the buffer zone, claiming that the move was to protect Israeli citizens.

The Biden administration did not condemn or call out the Israeli violation but said it should not be permanent.

Despite Israel’s foreign minister saying the takeover was temporary, embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quickly came out and said that the Golan Heights would remain Israeli “for eternity.”

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry criticized what the UN criticized as a violation of the 1974 disengagement agreement between Syria and Israel.

The takeover “affirmed Israel’s continued violations of international law and its commitment to sabotaging chances for Syria to reclaim its security, stability and its territorial integrity,” the foreign ministry said in a statement.

Riyadh called on the international community to condemn the Israeli decision and urged respect for Syria’s sovereignty, “and the Golan is occupied Syrian land.”