The i24 channel reported, citing a Syrian source described as close to President Ahmad Al-Sharaa, that negotiations between Israel and Syria over a security agreement have made significant progress in recent weeks, with the possibility of signing the deal soon.
According to the source, this recent breakthrough is attributed to the substantial efforts of U.S. President Donald Trump. The agreement, which is expected to include a diplomatic annex, may be signed during a high-level Syrian-Israeli meeting in a European country in the near future.
The Syrian source, as quoted by the Hebrew channel, did not rule out the possibility of a direct signing during a meeting between President Ahmad Al-Sharaa and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shibani stated last month that Damascus expects to reach a security agreement with Israel based on the 1974 armistice agreement, with minor amendments and without buffer zones, by the end of the year.
On the other hand, Israel rejects Syria’s demand for a full withdrawal from all positions the Israeli army took control of in Syria following the fall of former President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime.
Israeli sources say the Israeli army would only withdraw from some of the nine positions it currently holds in Syrian territory in exchange for a full peace agreement with Syria—not merely a security arrangement.