UN ambassador Nikki Haley says reopening of Quneitra crossing will allow better peacekeepingThe United Nations, Israel and Syria have agreed to reopen the Quneitra crossing in the Golan Heights on Monday, the US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said. Haley said in a statement that the opening “will allow UN peacekeepers to step up their efforts to prevent hostilities in the Golan Heights region”. Israel captured the Golan Heights in the 1967 Middle East war and fought Syria again on the strategic plateau in a 1973 conflict. Dozens of fleeing Syrians turned away from Israeli-occupied Golan Heights Read more“We look to both Israel and Syria to provide UN peacekeepers the access they need as well as assurances of their safety. The Quneitra crossing was used by Druze living on the Israeli side travelling to Syria for higher education or weddings.

Source: The Guardian October 13, 2018 05:48 UTC