Skip linksSkip to Content.css-v2kfba{height:100%;width:100%;}play Live Sign upShow navigation menu.css-15ru6p1{font-size:inherit;font-weight:normal;}Navigation menuShow more news sectionsMoreShow more sectionsplay Live Click here to searchsearchSign upNavigation menucaret-leftWhat we know about the violence in SyriaHow Israel is building bases in buffer zoneSyria's mass gravesThe Nazi who trained Syrian securityWhy was the Baath party dissolved?caret-right|Talks with Israel could lead to results ‘in days’, says Syria’s al-SharaaPresident al-Sharaa says talks between Syria and Israel may lead to a security agreement soon.Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the presidential palace in Damascus, Syria, March 10, 2025 [Khalil Ashawi/Reuters]By Published On 17 Sep 202517 Sep 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2SharefacebooktwitterwhatsappcopylinkSaveSyria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa has said that security talks with Israel are a “necessity” and could lead to results in the “coming days”.Al-Sharaa, who led the force that overthrew former President Bashar al-Assad in December, ending the country’s 13-year war, made the comments to reporters on Wednesday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Lebanon’s terrible year: From exploding pagers to Israeli occupationlist 2 of 3As Israel struck Qatar, South Africans saw echo of last decade of apartheidlist 3 of 3Qatar’s emir visits Jordan to discuss cooperation after Israel attackend of listIsrael responded to al-Assad’s overthrow by declaring that a 1974 security agreement with Syria had collapsed, and increased the amount of Syrian territory Israel controlled, as well as ramping up air attacks in Syria, killing several Syrian soldiers over the past few months.The United States, which has backed Syria’s new authorities, has attempted to broker a deal between Syria and Israel.However, al-Sharaa said that the US had not pressured Syria to make a deal with Israel, and was instead acting as a mediator.The Syrian president added that the potential agreement between Israel and Syria would need to respect Syria’s airspace, which Israel has repeatedly violated for years, as well as Syria’s territorial integrity. He added that the United Nations would need to monitor any agreement.A security agreement could lead to other agreements being reached, al-Sharaa said, but a normalisation agreement between the two countries was not currently on the table. , Syrian and Israeli officials have been holding talks about security arrangements along their shared border as part of U.S.-mediated efforts to reset decades of hostility., Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa has said that security talks with Israel are a “necessity”, and could lead to results in the “coming days”. Al-Sharaa, who led the force that overthrew .