The US, Israel, and Syria announced in a joint statement issued by the US State Department on Tuesday that Syria and Israel had reached an agreement during talks held in Paris under US auspices to establish a liaison mechanism for coordination on security, intelligence, and trade issues. There was no immediate comment from Israel regarding the agreement to suspend military operations. However, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said that the talks focused on security issues and economic cooperation between the two countries. The website reported that each side would send representatives to the coordination cell to focus on diplomatic, military, intelligence, and commercial discussions. Picking up stalled talksThis is the fifth round of US-mediated talks between Syria and Israel, the first in nearly two months after negotiations had stalled.

Source: Egypt Independent January 07, 2026 08:52 UTC