UNDOF supports students’ crossing

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29 May 2012

UNDOF supports students’ crossing

May 28, 2012 – In a well-organized routine operation UNDOF supported the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and authorities of the Mission host governments in two separate humanitarian crossings.

Nine students who were studying in Damascus crossed the ceasefire line on the Golan Heights between Israel and Syria through the so called Bravo-Gate and Alpha-Gate. These gate crossings are normally limited to UN personnel only, but with special authorization from both governments, the students who are living on the Israeli occupied Golan were now able to return home. In the same operation four others were allowed to cross into Syria to visit their families.

UNDOF peacekeepers of LOGBATT and PHILBATT provided logistical support and had a medical team on standby in case of an emergency, with Military Police providing traffic control to ensure a smooth execution of the event.