Israel presents Syria with security agreement proposal
Syria has reportedly yet to respond to the Israeli proposal, which was made several weeks ago.
Israel presented Syria with a proposal for a new security agreement, Axios reported on Tuesday.
Two sources familiar with the matter told Axios that part of the proposal included a map from Damascus southwest up to the border with Israel.
Sources told Axios that the agreement is based on the 1979 peace agreement with Egypt. The proposal would see areas southwest of Damascus get split into three different zones.
Israel would extend the current buffer zone on the Syrian side by two kilometers. Under the proposal, the whole swath of land southwest of Damascus to the Israeli border would be a no-fly zone for any Syrian aircraft, Axios reported.
In exchange for these conditions, Israel would gradually withdraw from all of its positions in Syria except Mount Hermon. One official said that Israel plans on maintaining a presence there in all versions of a future agreement.
IDF soldiers on Israel’s border with Syria, September 9, 2025. (credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
Israel proposes new security agreement for Syria
Syria has reportedly yet to respond to the Israeli proposal, which was made several weeks ago.
Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, US envoy to Syria Tom Barrack, and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani will discuss the proposal in London on Wednesday. This would be the third such iteration of the talks.
Sources familiar with the matter said that the talks have been showing some progress, but no breakthroughs appear imminent.
The unidentified sources told Axios that a key part of the proposal is maintaining an aerial corridor to Iran through Syria, in the event that Israel would strike Iran again.
