Security Agreement Between Syria and Israel Stalls Due to Demand for Opening a 'Humanitarian Corridor' to Sweida
September 26, 2025247 ViewsRead Time: 1 minutes
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Four informed sources revealed today, Friday, that efforts to reach a security agreement between Syria and Israel stalled at the last moment, after Israel demanded the opening of a 'humanitarian corridor' to Sweida province in southern Syria, which was met with great reservations from the Syrian side.
The two parties had come close in recent weeks to agreeing on the outlines of the agreement, after a series of talks that lasted for months in Baku, Paris, and London, mediated by the United States, and the pace accelerated before the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, according to what Reuters reported.
According to the sources, the agreement aimed to establish a demilitarized zone that includes Sweida province, which witnessed sectarian violence last July that claimed the lives of hundreds of people from the Druze community, prompting the international community to pressure for a de-escalation of the situation in the region.
The two parties had come close in recent weeks to agreeing on the outlines of the agreement, after a series of talks that lasted for months in Baku, Paris, and London, mediated by the United States, and the pace accelerated before the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, according to what Reuters reported.
According to the sources, the agreement aimed to establish a demilitarized zone that includes Sweida province, which witnessed sectarian violence last July that claimed the lives of hundreds of people from the Druze community, prompting the international community to pressure for a de-escalation of the situation in the region.
