
The move is seen as an incentive by the Trump administration for Syria’s interim government to sign a normalization agreement with Israel.

The HTS-led Syrian interim government accused ISIS of carrying out the suicide bombing, raising doubts about its ability to maintain stability and restrain sectarian violence in the country.

During the trip, the rulers of the Gulf countries signed multi-trillion-dollar deals with Trump and conspicuously failed to demand an end to Israel’s genocidal aggression on Gaza.

The Syrian interim government’s six-month rule saw a rise in sectarian violence, which Israel is trying to exploit to continue breaching Syria’s sovereignty.

The few months of Al-Sharaa administration’s rule saw firm actions in retaliation for alleged attacks attributed to Hezbollah and pro-Assad supporters, and complete inaction towards Israel’s recurrent aggression.