Reuters: U.S. Pressures Israel and Syria to Reach Security Agreement Before U.N. Meeting

SadaNews Translation - A Reuters report said that the United States is pressuring Israel and Syria to accelerate negotiations between them regarding a political security agreement before the United Nations General Assembly meeting next week - so that Trump can announce it in his speech.

In the United States, a simple agreement is said to be enough for Trump to announce an achievement in his U.N. speech. In Syria, they demand the withdrawal of Israeli army forces from large parts of southern Syria, a return to the 1974 disengagement agreement, and Israel's commitment to halt airstrikes in Syria. In Israel, however, they reject these demands and refuse to relinquish the security gains achieved in recent months - SadaNews Translation.

The report describes the first meeting between Minister Ron Dermer and Syrian Foreign Minister Al-Shibani in Paris as a "tense" summit, marked by a lack of trust between the two sides.

Prominent leaders of the Druze community in Syria stated that since the events of the Sweida massacre, Israel has been contributing to the unification of the Druze factions and providing them with weapons and other military assistance. Additionally, Israel pays salaries to about 3000 fighters from the Druze militias in the region.