The Trump administration is actively working to broker a deal establishing a humanitarian corridor between Israel and the city of Suwayda in southern Syria. This corridor aims to facilitate the delivery of aid to the Druze community residing in Suwayda. U.S. envoy Tom Barrack has engaged in trilateral discussions with Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, including meetings held in Paris and Baku. Additional talks between Israeli and Syrian officials are expected to take place in Paris in the coming days to further negotiate the terms of this proposed corridor. While the United States and Israel have indicated their commitment to the initiative, no official response has been issued by the Syrian government regarding the proposal. The effort represents a rare diplomatic engagement between Israel and Syria focused on humanitarian assistance to a vulnerable minority population.
In the Syrian city of Sweida, Druze demonstrators raised the Israeli occupation flag and called for “Israel” to enter their areas. https://t.co/s5L78ableB
Syria’s Suwayda, Israel-backed al-Hijri supporters held demonstrations waving Israeli flags, calling for the “right to self-determination” against the Syrian government.
While the Syrian government sends in 11 more trucks of humanitarian aid into Sweida today, individuals in Sweida and Shahba hold a demonstration calling for independence from Syria, describing the government as IS, the governor as a spy, while holding the Israeli flag. https://t.co/IIBGiSwEwd