Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will convene a meeting with seven ministers on Sunday to discuss a possible security agreement with Syria, Israeli officials told The Jerusalem Post.
One official confirmed that talks with Syria have progressed.
Netanyahu said at the opening of a Cabinet meeting on Sunday that contacts with Syria are underway with "some progress," but that the two sides were still far apart.
Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Wednesday that ongoing negotiations with Israel to reach a security pact could lead to results "in the coming days."
One of the Israeli officials was more reserved and said it was doubtful that an agreement could be reached before the UN General Assembly this week.
Israel and Syria are expected to reach several security and military agreements by the end of 2025, a Syrian Foreign Ministry official told AFP on Thursday.
“There is progress in the talks with Israel,” the official said. A particular emphasis of the agreements would be to “halt Israeli military operations inside Syria.”
Lt.-Col. (res.) Alon Eviatar told 103FM on Thursday that he estimated that part of an agreement with Syria would include “a corridor to fly through on the way to Iran.”
An agreement with Israel would require Israel to respect Syria's airspace
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa told reporters a day earlier that any agreement with Israel would include a requirement for Israel to respect Syria’s airspace and territorial integrity. Sharaa, however, added that such a deal is a necessity and that an agreement could be reached soon.
Israel presented Syria with a proposal for a new security agreement on Tuesday, which included a map from Damascus southwest up to Israel’s border, Axios reported, citing two sources familiar with the matter.
This is a developing story.
Sam Halpern contributed to this report.