Israeli strikes against Syrian military bases, which continued this week, threaten to destabilize the government with which Israel is trying to reach a deal. Damascus believes a security agreement with Israel would stabilize the section of the country’s border that is adjacent to Israel, currently under Israeli military occupation. What more do they want from us?”Omar Sanadiki/AP/File Firefighters work at the site of an Israeli missile strike in Damascus, Syria, March 13, 2025. It is a very contentious position he finds himself in.”By and large, war-weary Syrians say they would welcome a security agreement with Israel. “All Syrians support a security agreement with Israel, says Wael Olwan, an analyst at the Jusoor Center for Studies, a research facility based in Damascus.