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Report: Syria not demanding Golan Heights as part of deal with Israel
Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
The Lebanese news channel LBCI reports that Syria is not demanding that Israel return parts of the Golan Heights that it captured in 1967 in current talks on a peace agreement.
According to the report, citing unnamed sources, Syria is demanding that Israel recognize the new regime in Syria, headed by Ahmad al-Sharaa, and withdraw from the areas it took control of in southern Syria since January.
Additionally, Syria is calling for clearly defined security arrangements in southern Syria and in the border triangle between Jordan, Syria, and Israel, as well as US support for Syria, though the nature of that support remains unclear.
Israel annexed the Golan heights in a move not recognized by the international community, except for the US.
Syrian demands that Israel completely withdraw from the strategic plateau sank previous efforts on a peace deal between the countries.
The Times of Israel Community.