Syria's main demand to agree to a peace deal with Israel

Published June 30th, 2025 - 05:48 GMT
Golan Heights, peace deal
Druze families wave to relatives fleeing sectarian violence in Damascus, as they arrive in the buffer zone across from the village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on May 3, 2025. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)

ALBAWABA - Israeli local media said that there are great hints that Syria and Israel would agree on a peace deal by the end of the year.

Any possible peace agreement between Syria and Israel would be labeled as a "historic shift in regional diplomacy," Ynet reported on Sunday.

However, according to local media in Israel, Damascus has one main condition to agree on a deal with, and that is to retake control over the Al-Golan Heights area, which was taken and annexed by Israeli forces during the 1967 Six-Day War.

Israeli officials revealed that Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa may not ink any peace deal with Tel Aviv unless it includes a full withdrawal from the Golan Heights. The officials said the US was acknowledged of the negotiations.

On the other hand, Ynet also revealed that several Syrian sources told Hezbollah-linked outlet that while al-Sharaa is open to getting a deal with Israel, his supporters oppose the idea.

Moreover, U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview on Fox News on Sunday that many countries contacted him and expressed their willingness to join the Abraham Accords.

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