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Benjamin Netanyahu, Ahmad al-Sharaa
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Signs of a possible peace agreement between Syria and Israel by the end of 2025 are becoming more visible, potentially marking a historic shift in regional diplomacy.
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Ahmad al-Sharaa with U.S. President Donald Trump
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Syrian sources told the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Akhbar newspaper in Lebanon that intensive talks are underway under American pressure to reach a peace deal. According to the sources, al-Sharaa accepts the idea of establishing diplomatic ties with Israel, but there is no consensus among his supporters.
The sources added that the future of Israeli-Syrian relations is not entirely in Syria’s hands. Turkey, they said, opposes any Israeli influence in Damascus, and pro-Turkish factions in Syria fear the country could become subservient to Israeli and Saudi political, security and economic interests.
The Israeli-Syrian conflict dates back to 1948, the year of Israel’s founding and the first Arab-Israeli war. Several wars followed, especially the conflicts of 1967 and 1973. Israel has occupied about 1,200 square kilometers of the Golan Heights since the Six-Day War in 1967 and later annexed the territory, a move not recognized internationally except by the United States.
