UN elaborates on Israeli military building along Syrian demilitarised zone

(Planet Labs PBC/AP)

United Nations peacekeepers warned on Tuesday that the Israeli military has committed “severe violations” of a ceasefire deal with Syria as its military continues a major construction project along the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syria.

The comments from the UN Disengagement Observer Force (Undof), which has patrolled the area since 1974, come after an Associated Press report on Monday published satellite imagery showing the extent of the works along the frontier.