Syria’s foreign minister held a rare direct meeting with an Israeli delegation in Paris on Tuesday, talks that were brokered by the United States as part of a diplomatic push for Syria and Israel to normalize relations despite a recent surge in tensions between them.

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Syria confirmed on Tuesday that its foreign minister met with Israeli officials in Paris in a rare round of direct talks aimed at reducing tensions and restoring a decades-old ceasefire agreement. The meeting, brokered by the United States, came as Washington presses to normalize relations between Jerusalem and Damascus.