American head Donald trump said that for US the time has come to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan heights.
The President has tweeted that the Golan heights are of vital strategic importance, and the importance of security for the Israeli country and regional security.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked trump for readiness to recognize the Jewish sovereignty of the country over the Golan heights.
"at a time when Iran is seeking to use Syria as a springboard for the destruction of Israel, the head of trump bravely recognizes Israeli sovereignty over the Golan heights. Thank you, the head of trump, " wrote Netanyahu on Twitter.
The Golan heights before 1967 was part of Syria. In the process of the six day war, Israeli troops occupied this territory. During the Arab-Israeli conflicts of the Warsaw Pact countries supplied weapons and equipment, for example, Syria and Egypt. According to the results of the Yom Kippur war (1973), the parties entered into the agreement on ceasefire and separation of forces. In 1974, on the Golan heights appeared peacekeeping posts of the UN.
After the invasion of terrorists in 2013, the UN turned its mission in the area. In 2018, the Syrian army established oversight of the bordering with Israel a province of Quneitra, After which the Russian military the law enforcement agencies put up observation posts along the line - the Syrian side of the border. In the same year, UN peacekeepers began After the break, patrolling the demilitarized zone.
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