Israel–Syria Security Talks Resume in Paris After 2 Month Freeze
US-brokered security talks between Israel and Syria are set to resume Monday in Paris, reopening a diplomatic channel that has been dormant for nearly two months after earlier negotiations stalled short of an agreement, Ynet reports.
The renewed talks follow a decision reached during a recent meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, where Trump urged Israel to restart the process. The discussions will be mediated by US envoy Tom Barrack and are expected to continue for two days, according to Israeli officials familiar with the planning.
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Israel’s delegation will include Ambassador to Washington Yechiel Leiter, Netanyahu’s military secretary Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman, and Acting National Security Council head Gil Reich. The team will operate without a formal head of delegation, a departure from previous rounds. Responsibilities have been divided internally, with Gofman handling security matters, Leiter managing coordination with the United States, and Reich overseeing diplomatic and interagency issues. Gofman has been nominated by Netanyahu to serve as Israel’s next Mossad chief.
The Syrian delegation will be led by Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani. Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa is not expected to attend the Paris meetings but has remained closely associated with the negotiating track. Barrack, who also serves as US ambassador to Turkey, will act as mediator.
Netanyahu has said he supports reaching a security agreement but has made clear that any deal must adhere to Israel’s security red lines, particularly regarding stability along the Israeli-Syrian frontier. After his meeting with Trump, Netanyahu said he wants an agreement that “preserves the border and guarantees the safety of Druze and Christian communities in Syria.”
Officials involved in the negotiations have stressed that the Paris meetings are exploratory, aimed at assessing whether conditions exist to advance toward a broader security arrangement, rather than producing an immediate agreement.
