Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman voiced on Thursday Tel Aviv’s  readiness to reopen the crossing between the Syrian governorate of al-Quneitra and the occupied Golan Heights.

Lieberman said that Israel was willing to resume normal activity at the crossing point and “the ball is now in Syria’s hands.”

However, Lieberman specified that the crossing point would be opened for UN personnel and would resume operating as before the Syrian crisis erupted in 2011.

“We see Syrian police and customs officers on the opposite side of the border, work is underway, patrols of the Russian military police are passing. … We are ready to bring life back to normal, Liberman told reporters during a visit to the crossing, according to the Reuters news agency.

“The fact that we have come here, to Alpha Gate, and as far as we are concerned UNDOF forces have begun to operate and patrol with the Israeli military’s assistance, says that we are ready for the crossing to reopen,” the Israeli minister added.

Lieberman said that Tel Aviv remained dedicated to its non-intervention policy in Syria. He added that the reopening only meant that security considerations would now allow the crossing to function.

Source: Agencies