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Syria Rejects Security Pact with Israel Amid Occupation

12/11/2025

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Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al Shaibani said at the Doha Forum in Qatar on December 7, 2025, that Syria will not seek a security agreement with Israel unless Israel withdraws from territories it occupied after December 8, 2024.
Shaibani argued that a security agreement is impossible while Israel occupies Syrian land.
The remarks were delivered during a panel discussion at the Doha Forum.

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Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al Shaibani said at the Doha Forum in Qatar on December 7, 2025, that Syria will not seek a security agreement with Israel unless Israel withdraws from territories it occupied after December 8, 2024.
Shaibani argued that a security agreement is impossible while Israel occupies Syrian land.
The remarks were delivered during a panel discussion at the Doha Forum.