Israel on Thursday condemned the Syrian government over what it described as attacks against the Kurdish community in Aleppo, just days after the two sides agreed to establish a joint mechanism aimed at lowering bilateral tensions.<\/p>\n
“Attacks by the Syrian regime’s forces against the Kurdish minority in the city of Aleppo — are grave and dangerous… Systematic and murderous repression of Syria’s various minorities contradicts the promises of a ‘new Syria’,” Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on X.<\/p>\n
Deadly clashes erupted this week between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters as the two sides have so far failed to implement a March deal to merge the Kurds’ semi-autonomous administration and military into Syria’s new Islamist government.<\/p>\n
The Kurds are pushing for decentralised rule, an idea which Syria’s new authorities have rejected.<\/p>\n
Despite assurances from Damascus that all of Syria’s communities will be protected, minorities remain wary of their future under the new authorities.<\/p>\n
Saar said the violence in Aleppo could increase if the international community remained silent.<\/p>\n
“The international community in general, and the West in particular, owes a debt of honour to the Kurds who fought bravely and successfully against ISIS,” Saar said.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, Israel and Syria, under US pressure, agreed to establish an intelligence-sharing mechanism, an unprecedented step as the two countries edge towards a security agreement after decades of hostilities.<\/p>\n
Following discussions in Paris, Israel and Syria agreed to establish “a dedicated communication cell” under US supervision that will seek to lower bilateral tensions.<\/p>\n
US President Donald Trump, who received Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Washington in November, has been pushing for a security deal between Syria and Israel, but Israel remains distrustful of the former jihadist turned Syrian president.<\/p>\n
After the overthrow of longtime Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, Israel moved its forces into the UN-patrolled demilitarised zone on the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, and has carried out hundreds of strikes in Syria as well as regular incursions.<\/p>\n
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