Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecuritySyrian state media said Damascus insisted on its right to develop its military and maintain foreign alliances, while seeking an end to Israeli strikes and a withdrawal to lines held before December 2024Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJack Khouryand Reuters12:52 AM • August 24 2026 IDTSyria told Israel that it would not accept restrictions on its right to develop its military capabilities or form alliances with other countries as part of a future security arrangement, Syria's state-run SANA news agency reported Sunday night, citing a diplomatic source.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:SyriaAhmad al-SharaaIDFMiddle EastTurkeyCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankEisenkotTurkey-InterpolE1 TenderNetanyahuGazaCalifornia Special ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastThe Mass Killing in Gaza Is Not a Series of IDF 'Exceptions' – It's the RuleMossad Chief Meets With Syrian Foreign Minister, Source SaysEx-spy Jonathan Pollard Joins Former Deputy Minister's New Right-wing PartyKatz Orders IDF to Retaliate 'Forcefully' Against Kites Launched From GazaHead of Caucasian Crime Ring Shot Dead in Gas Station in Northern IsraelRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaIsraeli Army Orders Criminal Probes Into Killing of Hind Rajab, Gaza MedicsAIPAC's Last-minute Spending Spree Fails to Block California Progressive