Israel and Syria are engaging in “high-level consultations” on bilateral agreements.

On June 30th, local time, the General News Agency learned that an Israeli senior official stated that Israel and Syria are in “high-level consultations” regarding a bilateral agreement.
The official mentioned that the focus of their interaction is on coordinating security matters, but he did not make any predictions about whether a comprehensive normalization of relations between the two countries will be reached, stating, “There are currently no specific results.”
The official also mentioned that Israel indeed has the intention to expand the “Abraham Accord,” hoping to see Syria join.
The “Abraham Accord” is an agreement signed by the Israeli government with Arab countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, Morocco, etc., aimed at rapidly advancing the normalization of relations between Israel and Arab countries.
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Salvador stated on June 30th that Israel is open to establishing diplomatic relations with Lebanon and the new Syrian regime, but explicitly excluded the possibility of withdrawing from the Golan Heights occupied by Israel.
The Golan Heights is a narrow strip of land in southwestern Syria. Israel occupied most of this strategic area during the Third Middle East War in 1967 and unilaterally declared its annexation of the Golan Heights in 1981 to control the area. The international community does not recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights.
According to the “Force Redeployment Agreement” signed between Israel and Syria in 1974, both sides established a military buffer zone on the eastern side of the Golan Heights, with the United Nations Force Redeployment Observer Unit operating within the buffer zone to continuously monitor ceasefires between Israel and Syria. Last December, Israel occupied the buffer zone of the Golan Heights and further annexed adjacent areas under the pretext of self-defense, insisting that it would withdraw only after reaching a new agreement with the new Syrian authorities to ensure “Israel’s security.”
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