Syria holds talks with Israel addressing de-escalation and Israel-Turkey tensions

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Syria and Israel held talks in Jordan to discuss de-escalation following recent Israeli strikes and to avoid tensions involving Israel and Turkey. The negotiations follow earlier agreements on intelligence sharing toward a potential security pact.

Syria said it held talks with Israel in Jordan on Sunday on de-escalation after recent Israeli strikes, and on keeping the country out of tensions between Israel and Turkey, an ally of Damascus. The high-level negotiations came after the sides in January agreed to establish an intelligence-sharing mechanism as they edge towards a security agreement. They also came after Israel bombed the disused Abu Duhur airbase in the country’s northwest earlier in the week, claiming it wanted to avert Turkish...