US envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, is expected to chair a meeting between senior 'Israeli' and Syrian officials on Thursday, according to a report published Tuesday by the news website Axios, citing unnamed sources.

 

The location of the meeting has not yet been disclosed, Reuters reported, but Axios indicated that the talks are expected to focus on security arrangements in southern Syria and efforts to increase coordination and communication between the two sides.

 

According to Axios, this will be the first meeting of its kind since last week’s unrest in the southern Syrian city of Sweida and subsequent 'Israeli' airstrikes on the capital, Damascus.