Israel complained Monday to United Nations Truce Observers headquarters of two Syrian violations of Israeli airspace. The latest incident occurred this morning when a Syrian plane flew over Israeli territory on the Golan Heights near-Majdal Shams village. The first incident took place Oct. 17 when three Syrian aircraft crossed the buffer zone and overview Israeli territory near Mt. Hermon, Monday’s incident and that of Oct. 17 were the first since Israel and Syria signed their disengagement pact 18 months ago.
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