Syria and Israel have engaged in direct, face-to-face talks in recent weeks aimed at preventing another flareup along their shared border, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
The news agency cited five sources that it said wished to remain anonymous for the story.
Syria and Israel have been foes since Israel's inception, but more so since Israel occupied the Syrian Golan Heights in 1967, in contravention of international law. The United Nations - and much of the world, save for the US - considers the Golan illegally occupied.
The reported meetings, which build on previously confirmed backchannel talks, mark a shift for the new Syrian government under former Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Ahmed al-Sharaa. He has made overtures to Israel's western allies as he seeks foreign aid and investment to rebuild the country.
Syria's former president, Bashar al-Assad, fled to Moscow as HTS-led groups were welcomed by the public into Damascus in December.
