UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said during his visit to Damascus that the Golan Heights is “Syrian territory” and called on the international community to act to halt Israeli activity in the region. “What is happening in the Golan Heights area is completely unacceptable,” Guterres said, adding that “the Israeli violations are extremely serious, but they should not make us forget that the Golan Heights itself is part of Syrian territory.” According to him, the Security Council must take an active stance on the issue, as the current situation is “intolerable and must stop immediately.”
