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a (HTS).
The meeting is set to take place at Netanyahu's office on Sunday, ahead of the UN General Assembly summit in New York, where both Netanyahu and %u0622HTS leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani are expected to attend.
Diplomats are speculating that the two sides could announce a preliminary understanding during the upcoming gathering.
Earlier in the day, Netanyahu told ministers during a cabinet meeting that there had been progress in discussions with Syria that could lead to peace agreements with Damascus.
''We're conducting contacts and there has been certain progress with the Syrians, but that's still a vision for the future,'' Netanyahu said, according n to his office.
Last week, Jolani said the talks with Israel might yield results ''in the coming days,'' emphasizing the necessity of a security deal to safeguard Syrian airspace and territorial integrity under UN monitoring.
He went on to say that Syria and Israel came close to a deal in July, but the process was disrupted by festivities in Sweida province.
Jolani further emphasized his regime's desire for an arrangement similar to the 1974 treaty, as Damascus is seeking to secure a halt to Israeli
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s and the withdrawal of Israeli troops who have pushed into southern Syria.