Syria, Israel Hold U.S.-Mediated Talks After Airstrikes
High-ranking delegations from Syria and Israel held negotiations in Jordan with US mediation following Israeli airstrikes on a Syrian base.
Consensus
- Syria and Israel held high-level negotiations in Jordan on August 23.
- The talks were mediated by the United States.
- The meetings followed Israeli airstrikes on a Syrian airbase in Idlib province.
- Syria demanded an end to Israeli airstrikes and a return to the agreed deconfliction mechanism.
- Syria emphasized its right to develop its military and form alliances in line with its national interests.
- Syria expressed a desire to help align positions between Israel and Turkey.
- The U.S. is working on establishing a mechanism to prevent military incidents between the parties.
- The Israeli airstrike targeted the Abu-ed-Duhur airbase in Idlib, near the Turkish border.
- Israel claimed the strike was due to Turkey's plans to deploy forces at the base, violating previous understandings.
- Syria denied cooperating with Turkey on military presence at the base.
Points of divergence
- The Syrian delegation met with the head of Mossad, Roman Gofman, in Jordan. — kommersant
- Syria demanded the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Golan Heights by December 8, 2024. — vm
- The Israeli airstrike occurred on August 18, targeting the Abu-ed-Duhur base. — vesti
- The Israeli airstrike occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, and the Israeli PM's office claimed Syria was on the verge of violating security agreements. — interfax
- Israel claims there is a military threat from Syrian territory hindering agreement implementation. — kommersant
- Syria stated it did not cooperate with Turkey on military presence at the airbase. — interfax
Coverage (7 sources)
- Syria called on Israel to stop raids and return to the deconfliction mechanism — Коммерсантъ
- Syria and Israel held US-mediated talks in Jordan — Вечерняя Москва
- SANA: Syria discussed with Israel conditions for stopping attacks — Коммерсантъ
- Syria and Israel held talks in Jordan under US mediation — Вести
- Representatives of Israel and Syria held a meeting to normalize relations — Интерфакс
- Head of "Mossad" met with head of Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to "de-escalate the situation" — Вести
- Axios learns of meeting between Mossad chief and Syrian foreign minister — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- Syria
- Israel
- MID
- Jordan
- Mossad
- USA
- SANA
- Roman Gofman
- Axios
- Damascus
- Moscow
- Asad ash-Shibani
- Asad ash-Shaybani
- INTERFAX.RU
- Tel Aviv