Israel making progress on Syria pact however deal nonetheless far off, Netanyahu says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Sunday (September 21, 2025) there was progress on a safety cope with Syria however an settlement was not imminent.

Speaking on the outset of a Cabinet assembly, Mr. Netanyahu stated victory towards Hezbollah in Lebanon had opened up the opportunity of peace with Israel’s northern neighbours.

“We are holding talks with the Syrians, there is some progress, but there was still a ways to go,” he stated. “In any case these discussions, as well as the contacts with Lebanon, would not have been possible without our decisive victories on the northern front and others.”

Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa stated on Wednesday (September 17, 2025) that ongoing negotiations with Israel to achieve a safety pact might result in outcomes “in the coming days.”

He stated a safety pact was a “necessity” and that it will have to respect Syria’s airspace and territorial unity and be monitored by the United Nations.

Syria and Israel are in talks to achieve an settlement that Damascus hopes will safe a halt to Israeli airstrikes and the withdrawal of Israeli troops who’ve pushed into southern Syria.