President Joseph Aoun welcoming Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani before a meeting at the Baabda Presidential Palace, on Oct. 10, 2025. (Credit: Lebanese Presidency)
Shortly after the Lebanese-Israeli agreement was signed, Israel stepped up its attacks in southern Syria, particularly in the Daraa province and the Yarmouk Basin, through cross-border incursions and by expanding its occupation of territory.Damascus, which did not issue any statement welcoming the agreement and hoped to coordinate with Lebanon throughout the negotiating process, fears that Israel will use the deal to expand its influence in Lebanon and further encircle Syria. Syria wants a piece Sharaa on Lebanon: The solution goes through Damascus, not Tehran The two countries also face a shared security threat in their southern border areas, amid what Damascus sees as Israeli attempts to link occupied areas in southern Lebanon with territories under its control in southern Syria.Against this backdrop, opposition to the...
Shortly after the Lebanese-Israeli agreement was signed, Israel stepped up its attacks in southern Syria, particularly in the Daraa province and the Yarmouk Basin, through cross-border incursions and by expanding its occupation of territory.Damascus, which did not issue any statement welcoming the agreement and hoped to coordinate with Lebanon throughout the negotiating process, fears that Israel will use the deal to expand its influence in Lebanon and further encircle Syria. Syria wants a piece Sharaa on Lebanon: The solution goes through Damascus, not Tehran The two countries also face a shared security threat in their southern border areas, amid what Damascus sees as Israeli attempts to link occupied areas in southern Lebanon with territories under its control in southern Syria.Against this backdrop, opposition to the...
