ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Israeli forces have advanced about two kilometres into Syrian territory at more than one location, setting up checkpoints and detaining Syrian citizens, drawing condemnations from regional countries,

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.

In US-brokered talks, Syria and Israel discussed restoring a 1974 ceasefire to de-escalate tensions following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime.View on euronews