{
  "id": 2751698,
  "title": "Syria expects to resume negotiations with Israel, aiming for IDF withdrawal, foreign minister says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/syria-expects-to-resume-negotiations-with-israel-aiming-for-idf",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T08:40:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-906294"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Syria hopes to resume peace talks with Israel soon, aiming to secure the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Syrian territory, according to a top Syrian minister. Speaking in a Reuters interview in Damascus, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani expressed hope that the door for diplomacy is now open. Shaibani stressed that halting Israeli attacks is Syria's top priority, while also advocating for confidence-building measures. The US has been pursuing a security deal between Israel and Syria for over a year, but Israel's military actions and territorial seizure have hindered progress. Shaibani noted that negotiations were frozen after the Iran war began, but he anticipates their resumption. Contact between Syria and Israel was severed following an Israeli airbase strike, and the Syrian foreign minister expressed no trust in Israel currently. Israel has previously described Syria's new rulers as \"barely disguised jihadists\" and has seized territory in southwest Syria, citing the need to protect its citizens. Despite these tensions, the US continues to pressure Israel to return to dialogue.",
  "summary": "In a Reuters interview in Damascus on Saturday, days after Israel bombed a Syrian airbase, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani also stressed that Damascus' priority is to halt Israeli attacks.",
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        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
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        "published": "2026-08-23T07:46:35.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
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        "title": "Syria expects to resume security talks with Israel soon, says foreign minister",
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        "published": "2026-08-23T08:12:20.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Israel strikes southern Syria as Damascus condemns attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/israel-strikes-southern-syria-as-damascus-condemns-attack",
        "published": "2026-08-23T08:14:49.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Syria's foreign minister sees Israel security talks resuming despite no trust",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/syrias-foreign-minister-sees-israel-security-talks-resuming-despite",
        "published": "2026-08-23T08:20:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Peninsula Qatar",
        "title": "Qatar condemns attack targeting Internal Security Forces bus in Syria",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/qatar-condemns-attack-targeting-internal-security-forces-bus-in-syria-2756834",
        "published": "2026-08-23T08:41:07.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Syria foreign minister says door open for diplomacy with Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/syria-foreign-minister-says-door-open-for-diplomacy-with-israel",
        "published": "2026-08-23T10:48:55.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Israel claims strikes at Syria's Abu al-Duhur prevented Turkish expansion toward northern border",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/israel-claims-strikes-at-syrias-abu-al-duhur-prevented-turkish",
        "published": "2026-08-23T11:00:42.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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