U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon accused the Syrian government Monday, December 3 of serious violations of the 1974 agreement that separated Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan Heights and called on both countries to halt firing across the ceasefire line, the Associated Press reported. In a report to the U.N. Security Council, Ban said recent incidents across the ceasefire line have shown the potential for the escalation of Israeli-Syrian tensions and jeopardize the disengagement agreement and stability of the region which is already facing a spillover from the Syria conflict. The secretary-general cited several incidents of Syrian shelling across the line into Israel, and said that since July there were also numerous clashes between Syrian security forces and rebels in the disengagement zone. The U.N. chief recommended a six-month extension of the U.N. peacekeeping force in the Golan Heights, until June 30.