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Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has said that his government is holding indirect talks with Israel to bring an end to Israeli attacks on Syria.

Shara, speaking during his first visit to Europe, said the talks were aimed at de-escalating tensions amid continued Israeli attacks inside Syria.

The United Arab Emirates has set up a backchannel for talks between Israel and Syria, three people familiar with the matter said, as Syria's new rulers seek regional help to manage an increasingly hostile relationship with their southern neighbour.

“There are indirect talks with Israel through mediators to calm and attempt to absorb the situation so that it does not reach a level that both sides lose control over,” al-Sharaa said, reiterating blame on Israel over what he described as its “random interventions” in Syria.

Remarks by President Ahmed al-Sharaa come during his first visit to a European country since taking office - Anadolu Ajansı

Sharaa said that the negotiations are meant to "calm the situation and prevent it from spiraling out of control."

The United Arab Emirates has set up a backchannel for talks between Israel and Syria, three people familiar with the matter says, as Syria’s new rulers seek regional help to manage an increasingly hostile relationship with their southern neighbor.

Five months after its liberation from the police state of Bashar al-Assad, Syria sometimes looks like a country in civil war. Sectarian clashes have turned into street battles with rockets and mortars.