Following the opening of the Quneitra border crossing between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights yesterday, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of the United Nations is calling on Israel and Syria to clear mines there, according to Israeli public radio.
In a draft report the station received, summarizing the activities of the UN Disengagement Observer Force on the Golan Heights, Guterres claimed that opening the crossing would improve the ability of UNDOF to fulfill its mandate.