From Israel and Syria won’t sign security agreement any time soon, Israeli official says
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Israeli security forces stand guard at the Israeli border fence with Syria, near the Druze town of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, July 19, 2025. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
A security agreement between Israel and Syria is not going to be signed in the near future, a senior Israeli official tells The Times of Israel.
“We’re not close yet,” says the official. “It’s not in the cards right now.”
A central sticking point is Syria’s demand that the IDF pull out of areas it seized inside Syrian territory following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime last year.
A Kan report this week said that Jerusalem is refusing to take such a step in exchange for less than a full peace deal with Damascus, which currently is not under discussion.
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