"He calls for the utmost restraint" and urges both side to uphold the 1974 accord which set up a ceasefire line and demilitarized zone which is patrolled by UN forces.
Syria and Israel must halt "firing of any kind" across the ceasefire line, added Ban, who has made repeated warnings that Syria's 20-month old conflict could spill over into battles with neighboring Israel, Lebanon and Turkey.
Ban was "concerned" by reports of clashes between President Bashar al-Assad's forces and opposition rebels in the demilitarized zone in the Golan, said the spokesman. No injuries to civilians or UN personnel were reported, the UN said.
Senior officers in the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) have demanded that the Syrian army withdraw from the zone, UN officials said.
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Syria and Israel must halt "firing of any kind" across the ceasefire line, added Ban, who has made repeated warnings that Syria's 20-month old conflict could spill over into battles with neighboring Israel, Lebanon and Turkey.
Ban was "concerned" by reports of clashes between President Bashar al-Assad's forces and opposition rebels in the demilitarized zone in the Golan, said the spokesman. No injuries to civilians or UN personnel were reported, the UN said.
Senior officers in the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) have demanded that the Syrian army withdraw from the zone, UN officials said.
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