[Regnum] . The head of the Israeli General Security Service Ronen Bar and the head of the Jordanian General Intelligence Service Ahmad Husni held secret talks on the situation in Syria. This was reported on December 14 by the Axios portal, citing its sources.It is specified that the parties discussed the situation in Syria and interaction with the armed opposition that came to power in the country, which is forming a transitional government. In particular, the issue of arms smuggling to the West Bank of the Jordan River, which threatens to aggravate the situation in the Palestinian territory, was raised.
Israel and Jordan have expressed their desire to work together to address common security concerns.
Jordan is currently the key mediator between Israel and Syrian armed opposition groups.
Earlier, Regnum news agency reported that the leader of the armed Syrian opposition, Ahmed al-Sharaa (known by the nickname Abu Muhammad al-Julani), called on the international community to stop the “Israeli escalation” in Syria.
Al-Sharaa accused the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) of violating the demarcation line in the Golan Heights and striking Syrian territory, and called Tel Aviv's arguments for justifying its actions weak.
On December 8, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that Bashar al-Assad had resigned as President of Syria. He ordered a peaceful transfer of power and left for Russia with his family, where they were granted asylum.
Israel then began to strike military targets in Syria. On December 10, the IDF announced that it had destroyed most of the neighboring republic's strategic weapons in 48 hours.
Al Mayadeen TV also reported on December 10 that Israeli tanks had come within 21 km of Damascus. The IDF denied this information, stating that it was holding only a buffer zone on the Golan Heights and approaches to the state border.
On December 14, Yeni Şafak, citing sources, stated that the Turkish army intends to shoot down Israeli warplanes if they help the Syrian Kurds with their strikes. According to the publication, the Kurds asked the IDF to help in the fight against pro-Turkish forces.
Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov, commenting on Israel's actions in Syria, said that they are unlikely to contribute to stabilizing the situation. Moscow hopes for a speedy settlement in the region, he added.