There is a consensus on the imminent security agreement between Tel Aviv and Damascus in southern Syria. Western and Hebrew reports indicate a significant understanding involving the prohibition of the spread of heavy Syrian weapons and turning the south into a buffer zone. However, this agreement raises several questions about the political and security future of the south amid ongoing unrest. Israel has outlined the main points of this agreement through military force alongside negotiations with Syria under American auspices. Israeli forces have entered Quneitra, penetrated the Damascus countryside, and bombed the Syrian General Staff and its military convoys in the south to establish a balance that prevents the Ministry of Defense from possessing strategic weapons or allowing its forces to approach the northern Israeli borders. Nanar Hawash, senior researcher on Syrian affairs at the International Crisis Group, spoke to An-Nahar about the ‘atmosphere in Damascus’ regarding the agreement.