“There are indirect talks with Israel through mediators to calm and attempt to absorb the situation so that it does not reach a level that both sides lose control over,” al-Sharaa said, reiterating blame on Israel over what he described as its “random interventions” in Syria.

Turkey is a close supporter of Sharaa’s government and is negotiating a defence pact with Damascus that has unnerved Israel. Middle East Eye was the first to report that Turkey and Israel were in talks to establish their own Syrian deconfliction line.

Sharaa, has revealed that his government has engaged in indirect talks with Israel. This is in a bid to ease escalating tensions between the two nations. Al-Sharaa’s announcement comes following an escalation in Israeli attacks on Syria last week.