00:00Syria and Israel are trying to ease tensions after a series of Israeli strikes in Syria,
00:06with senior officials from both sides holding security talks in Jordan.
00:11The meeting comes as Damascus pushes for an end to Israeli attacks,
00:15while both sides look to revive talks on a longer-term security agreement.
00:21Syria's Foreign Minister Assad al-Shaibani met Israeli intelligence officials in Jordan
00:27to discuss ways to prevent further escalation.
00:30Israel, meanwhile, has set up a number of red lines ahead of further talks.
00:34The meeting follows an earlier US-mediated mechanism
00:38that allowed Israel and Syria to share intelligence and manage security incidents.
00:43But those efforts stalled after the US and Israel went to war with Iran in February.
00:49Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes in Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in December 2024.
00:55The latest came last week when Israel struck the Abu Dhuhr airbase.
01:00Israel said the strike was aimed at preventing Turkey from deploying forces there,
01:05a claim rejected by both Damascus and Ankara.
01:08The incident has further strained Israel-Turkey ties,
01:11as Ankara backs Syria's efforts to rebuild its military capabilities.
01:15Peace.
