Syria says Israel talks addressed de-escalation, staying out of Israel-Turkey tensions

Syria said it held talks with Israel in Jordan on Sunday on de-escalation after recent Israeli strikes, and on keeping the country out of tensions between Israel and Turkey, an ally of Damascus. The high-level negotiations came after the sides in January agreed to establish an intelligence-sharing mecha

The talks focused on practical mechanisms to halt Israeli strikes, arrests and targeted operations, and on reviving negotiations towards a security agreement that could lay the groundwork for a broader future accord.

Syria said it held talks with Israel in Jordan on Sunday on de-escalation after recent Israeli strikes, and on keeping the country out of tensions between Israel and Turkey, an ally of Damascus. The high-level negotiations came after the sides in January agreed to establish an intelligence-sharing mechanism as they edg

Talks had been suspended since the Iran war, while Syria cut off contact entirely after recent Israeli strikes.

Syria, Israel hold US-mediated talks to ease tensions, Syria news agency says  Reuters

Syria says Israel talks addressed de-escalation, staying out of Israel-Turkey tensions

Syria confirms US-mediated talks with Israel in Jordan to ease tensions Syria's state news agency SANA confirmed that Syria and Israel held high-level, US-mediated talks in Jordan on Sunday aimed at easing tensions following recent Israeli strikes on Syria's Abu al-Duhur airbase, citing a diplomatic source at the

Syria meets Israeli spy chief to 'defuse tensions' after bombing  thenationalnews.com

From the future of Gaza to developments in Syria, there is no shortage of friction between the two military powers of the eastern Mediterranean. Over the past three years, their relations have steadily deteriorated on several fronts.

From the future of Gaza to developments in Syria, there is no shortage of friction between the two military powers of the eastern Mediterranean. Over the past three years, their relations have steadily deteriorated on several fronts.

Israel says secret channels with Turkey remain open despite striking Syria over alleged plans by Ankara to deploy air defence systems there

High-level Israeli and Syrian officials met Sunday in an effort to lower the temperature between the countries after a recent airbase bombing, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. Why it matters: The meeting between Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and the director of Israel's Mossad spy agen

Tensions rise as Israel strikes Syria for second time in a week  The Times

Analysis • Netanyahu's answer to election trouble: Open a front with Turkey and Syria  Haaretz

Washington’s ambassador to Ankara says attack on air base could have been ‘aggressive . . . pre-election concept’ ahead of October polls

Turkey has become a virulent critic of Israel's war in Gaza, sparked by Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Can the kind of deconfliction mechanism PM Benjamin Netanyahu established with Putin in Syria be replicated with Erdogan’s Turkey?