US envoy says there’s a ‘necessity’ for Syria and Lebanon to reach peace deals with Israel

ISTANBUL, Turkey — With the Israel-Iran war opening up a new road for the Mideast, Syria and Lebanon need to reach peace agreements with Israel, the US special envoy to Syria says.

“President (Ahmed) al-Sharaa has indicated that he doesn’t hate Israel… and that he wants peace on that border. I think that will also happen with Lebanon. It’s a necessity to have an agreement with Israel,” Tom Barrack says in an interview with Turkey’s state news agency Anadolu.

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