Create account

Coverage dated October 15, 2026 to October 16, 2026

Netanyahu discloses 2025 call with Syria’s Sharaa, first publicly known contact

Headline from Al-Monitor

It is the first publicly disclosed contact between the leaders of Israel and Syria, which lack formal relations and have fought several wars. Sharaa’s government began US-mediated talks with Israel in 2025.

Al-Monitor's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Earlier updates in this story

Read the reports

Reports & sources

3 articles, oldest first.

  1. Al-Monitor

    Netanyahu discloses 2025 call with Syria’s Sharaa, first publicly known contact (opens Al-Monitor)

    Published

    Al-Monitor's feed description

    It is the first publicly disclosed contact between the leaders of Israel and Syria, which lack formal relations and have fought several wars. Sharaa’s government began US-mediated talks with Israel in 2025.

  2. Al-Monitor

    In first, Israel’s Netanyahu says he held call with Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa (opens Al-Monitor)

    Published

    Al-Monitor's feed description

    It is the first publicly disclosed contact between the leaders of Israel and Syria, which lack formal relations and have fought several wars. Sharaa’s government began US-mediated talks with Israel in 2025.

  3. Breitbart News

    Netanyahu Reveals Direct Contact with Syria's Jihadi President Sharaa in 2025 Phone Call (opens Breitbart News)

    Published

    Breitbart News's feed description

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a crowd at an election event on Thursday that he held a one-on-one conversation with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in summer 2025, allegedly to warn him not to allow the massacre of Druze people in his country.