Syria’s foreign minister held a rare direct meeting with an Israeli delegation in Paris on Tuesday, talks that were brokered by the United States as part of a diplomatic push for Syria and Israel to normalize relations despite a recent surge in tensions between them.

Rare talks between Syrian and Israeli delegations in Paris, mediated by the US, signal a tentative step towards normalising relations amidst regional instability and Druze protection concerns

Syria’s state-run news agency says the country’s foreign minister has held a rare meeting with an Israeli delegation in Paris