Syria and Israel meet in Paris as U.S. mediates peace effort

Syria and Israel aim to boost stability in southern Syria and the broader region according to reports.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani met an Israeli delegation in Paris on Tuesday for talks and addressed the potential reactivation of the 1974 disengagement agreement, which established a U.N.-monitored buffer zone in the Golan Heights.

This was the second meeting in the French capital in under a month, following July talks where no final agreement was reached on reducing hostilities in the south.

The southern province of Sweida has recently seen deadly clashes involving Druze fighters, Sunni Bedouin tribes, and government forces, prompting Israeli airstrikes aimed at preventing mass killings of Druze civilians.

The incidents highlight the ongoing challenges faced by interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa in consolidating control and stabilising Syria, even as his administration strengthens security contacts with Israel and improves relations with the U.S.

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