Islam Times - HTS-led Regime Agrees to Let Israel Open Office in Damascus

Islam Times - Media reports said Wednesday said that the HTS-led regime in Damascus has allowed the Israeli regime to open an office in the Syrian capital.

Damascus is open to an American-backed initiative to deepen Syrian-U.S. relations and establish a joint security-military operations room aimed at stabilizing southern Syria and dismantling outlaw militias, a Syrian source close to self-declared President Abu Mouhammad Jolani recently known as Ahmed al-Shara told local Israeli media in he occupied lands.

According to the source, Syria also does not object to Israel opening a liaison office in Damascus, provided it does not carry diplomatic status.

According to i24, such a move would mark an unprecedented step in Israeli-Syrian engagement after decades of hostility, signaling a potential shift toward limited but direct coordination.

The source further revealed that Israel has urgently asked Washington to delay finalizing a separate security agreement between Syria and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) until Tel Aviv concludes its own security arrangement with Damascus.