Talks with Israel could lead to results in days', says Syria's al-Sharaa

"Al-Sharaa, who led the force that overthrew former President Bashar al-Assad in December ending the country's 13-year war, made the comments to reporters on Wednesday. Israel responded to al-Assad's overthrow by declaring that a 1974 security agreement with Syria had collapsed, and increased the amount of Syrian territory Israel controlled, as well as ramping up air attacks in Syria, killing several Syrian soldiers over the past few months. The United States, which has backed Syria's new authorities, has attempted to broker a deal between Syria"

"The United States, which has backed Syria's new authorities, has attempted to broker a deal between Syria and Israel. However, al-Sharaa said that the US had not pressued Syria to make a deal with Israel. The Syrian president added that the potential agreement between Israel and Syria would need to respect Syria's airspace, which Israel has repeatedly violated for years, as well as Syria's territorial integrity. He added that the United Nations would need to monitor any agreement."

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa said security talks with Israel are a necessity and could yield results in coming days. Al-Sharaa led the force that overthrew former President Bashar al-Assad in December, ending a 13-year war. Israel declared a 1974 security agreement collapsed, expanded control over Syrian territory, and increased air attacks that killed several Syrian soldiers. The United States has backed Syria's new authorities and attempted to broker a deal, though al-Sharaa said the US did not pressure Syria. Any agreement must respect Syrian airspace and territorial integrity and be monitored by the United Nations; normalization is not currently planned.

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