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Syria Rejects Peace Talks with Israel Amid Rising Tensions

7/4/2025

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Syria's government firmly rejects any peace talks with Israel, labeling them "premature" until Israel retreats from the Golan Heights. Syrian officials stress that true peace hinges on honoring the 1974 disengagement agreement. As Israel escalates military actions in southern Syria, the path to normalization grows increasingly fraught with tension.

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Syria's government firmly rejects any peace talks with Israel, labeling them "premature" until Israel retreats from the Golan Heights. Syrian officials stress that true peace hinges on honoring the 1974 disengagement agreement. As Israel escalates military actions in southern Syria, the path to normalization grows increasingly fraught with tension.