A key Israeli fortification left behind when Israeli forces evaluated the Kuneitra region under terms of the disengagement agreement with Syria was demolishes by United Nations forces today, who acted on demands from Syria. The strong point, known as Position 107, was the only one on the Golan Heights that withstood the Syrian surprise attack on Oct. 6, 1973.
It was the last of three former Israeli positions in the Kuneitra buffer zone to be destroyed in the past week. The other two were blown up by Syrian soldiers with the apparent acquiescence of the United Nations Disengagement Observers Force (UNDOF). Israel protested the presence of Syrian troops in the buffer zone.
UNDOF said the demolition was carried out by civilian workers. According to UNDOF, it complied with Syria’s demands on grounds that the strong points could be used by Israeli forces in the event of a new war with Syria. During the Yom Kippur War, Position 107 repulsed all Syrian attacks until Israeli forces counter-attacked and drove the Syrians out of Kuneitra
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