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1974 Disengagement Agreement

A UN-backed agreement between Syria and Israel after the 1973 war, establishing a buffer zone in the Golan Heights. Its repeated violations affect stability in southern Syria and Lebanon.

The 1974 Disengagement Agreement is a military accord between Syria and Israel signed under UN and US auspices after the October 1973 war. It established a buffer zone in the Golan Heights monitored by the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF). Its provisions aim to cease hostilities and arrange troop deployment. Syria accuses Israel of violating the agreement through repeated incursions into southern Syrian areas.

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