US says 'specific steps' agreed to end Syria violence after Israeli strikes hit Damascus

Original Article Published: July 16, 2025

The US State Department asserted that both parties had agreed to "specific steps" to lessen Syrian violence after the Israeli military conducted airstrikes in Damascus. According to a statement made by the Department, the talks in Cairo with Israeli and Syrian delegations had been "constructive" and had "produced agreement on specific steps to reduce violence" between Syrian factions and Israel. It went on to say that "both sides assessed the implementation of the existing understandings" and "also discussed a range of issues relating to the civil war in Syria and the humanitarian crisis." The statement came after Israeli forces attacked several sites in Damascus province on Saturday evening, prompting the Syrian government to accuse Israel of "unilateral actions" that undermined its sovereignty.