Russia requests closed-door UN Security Council meeting on Golan Heights peacekeeping

Russia has called for a closed-door meeting of the UN Security Council on Sunday to discuss the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Golan Heights, according to diplomats.

The request comes amid escalating tensions in the region following significant developments in Syria, including the fall of the Assad regime and reports of increased military activity near the Israel-Syria border.

Diplomats have provided no additional details about the agenda, but the meeting is expected to address the future of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), which has monitored the buffer zone between Israel and Syria since 1974.