US Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack is expected to lead a meeting later this week between senior Syrian and Israeli officials, according to a report published Tuesday.
The talks aim to reach new understandings on the volatile situation in southern Syria, Axios reported, citing a US official and another source familiar with the matter.
According to the report, Barrack hopes to facilitate increased coordination and communication between Syria and Israel following last week’s Israeli airstrikes on Sweida and subsequent attacks on Damascus.
Israel has claimed the operations were conducted to protect Druze residents in Sweida.
“There is relative calm now, but the fundamental issues will not be resolved without comprehensive agreements between the US, Israel and the Syrian government,” a senior Israeli official told Axios.
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