Saudi Royal Family source: 'An agreement between Israel and Syria would pave the way for normalization'

Saudi Arabia is closely following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the United States. A source within the Saudi Royal Family told Kan News that Riyadh believes the emerging agreement between Israel, Syria, and the U.S. could have a positive impact and help lay the groundwork for a future agreement with the Saudis. This was reported Wednesday morning on “Morning Journal” on Kan Reshet Bet.

However, the same Saudi source clarified that any progress with the agreement depends both on U.S. President Donald Trump and Netanyahu, and that the Palestinian Authority (PA) would need to be involved in Gaza.

“We don’t want Hamas either and consider it a terrorist organization,” the Saudi source added.

According to him, once Israel, the U.S., and the PA reach an agreement among themselves, it will open the door to normalization. From the Saudi perspective, the emerging arrangement in Syria is a stepping stone toward a future deal between Israel, the U.S. administration, and the Palestinians — excluding Hamas.

In recent months, Saudi Arabia has been angered by Israeli airstrikes in Syria, which have since ceased. The strikes were perceived as an attempt to undermine President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s regime.

Bloomberg News reported in May that France and Saudi Arabia were jointly working on a proposal to dismantle Hamas’ military wing and disarm the terror group.

According to the report, the goal of the proposal was to transform Hamas into a “political entity” only, that “could participate in a future Palestinian government.” The sources added, “Allowing Hamas to retain some political power might increase the likelihood that the terror organization would agree to disarm.”