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Sharaa said his administration is holding indirect talks to ease tensions with Israel, which has been striking the country since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in December.The discussions are the first in 17 years between the Middle Eastern neighbors,

Syrian president says talks aimed at 'easing tensions'; report says they began in mid-April, centered on building confidence between Damascus and Jerusalem