Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks during the opening day of the Doha Forum, an annual diplomatic conference, in Doha on December 6, 2025. AFP
Tampering with the deal, "which enjoys international consensus and the consensus of the (UN) Security Council, and seeking other agreements such as a demilitarised zone... could lead us to a dangerous place," he said.
The United States is involved in negotiations between Israel and Syria to address the security concerns of both sides, Sharaa said, noting international support for Syria's demand that Israel withdraw to its pre-December 8 positions.
"Syria is the one that is being subjected to Israeli attack... so who should be the first to request a buffer zone and a withdrawal?" he said.
US President Donald Trump, who has been pushing for a security pact between Israel and Syria, told Israel on Monday to avoid destabilising Syria and its new leadership.
Trump's remarks came after Israeli forces late last month killed at least 13 people in an attack in southern Syria.
The Syrian foreign ministry condemned the operation as a "war crime" and accused Israel of wanting to "ignite the region".
Israel seized approximately 1,200 sq km of the Golan Heights from Syria during its 1967 war against three Arab countries and placed the area under military administration. For nearly 60 years, Tel Aviv has refused to implement international resolutions to withdraw from the Golan Heights and Palestinian territories it occupied in 1967.
After the collapse of the Bashar al-Assad government in December 2024, Israel moved forces into the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) buffer zone, seizing positions and expanding its occupation further into southern Syria. In tandem, Israel carried out tens of deadly airstrikes against the infrastructure of the Syrian Army to render the country more or less defenceless against its aggression.
The Israeli expansion into new Syrian territories violated the 1974 disengagement agreement that established the UN-monitored buffer zone. Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, declared the 1974 agreement void and stated the expanded occupation would continue for an "unlimited time" under the guise of ensuring a "demilitarized southern Syria."
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