Syrian foreign minister and Israeli Mossad chief held rare talks Sunday amid efforts to lower temperatures following a recent Israeli strike on a Syrian…
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Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and the director of Israel's Mossad spy agency, Roman Gofman, met Sunday in a high-level effort to defuse tensions between the countries, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter. The meeting took place days after an Israeli strike on a Syrian airbase, marking a rare direct diplomatic exchange between the two nations that remain technically in a state of conflict. The talks represent a bid to stabilize the situation following the bombing, though the specific outcomes of the meeting were not immediately detailed. This diplomatic engagement comes amid ongoing regional tensions and represents a potential de-escalation channel between Damascus and Tel Aviv, which have no formal diplomatic relations. The bombing of the Syrian airbase had raised concerns about broader escalation in the region, and Sunday's meeting signals both sides' interest in preventing further deterioration.
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