UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution to extend the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force on the Golan Heights for six months, till June 30, 2020.
The UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) on the Golan has been tasked to maintain a cease-fire between Israel and Syria since 1974.
Resolution 2503, which won the unanimous support of the 15-member council, stresses the obligation of both Israel and Syria to fully respect the terms of the 1974 cease-fire, and calls on them to exercise maximum restraint and prevent any breaches of the cease-fire and the area of separation (buffer zone).
It underscores that there should be no military activity of any kind in the buffer zone, including military operations by Syrian government forces.
