Israel-Gaza War

Mossad Director returns from Doha to discuss hostage negotiation progress

According to the Prime Minister's Office, the sides discussed a "unified framework" integrating previous proposals and taking recent regional developments into account.

OCT 28, 2024 16:33

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Monument for the hostages. background — Monument for the hostages. (Photo: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Monument for the hostages. (Photo: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

The Prime Minister's Office announced today (Monday) that Mossad Director Dedi Barnea has returned from a meeting in Doha with CIA Director William Burns and Qatari Prime Minister al-Thani regarding a possible hostage deal.

The statement continued that current negotiations are seeking a "unified framework" combining previous proposals and taking recent developments in the region into consideration.

Hamas leaders have expressed an openness to the Egyptian proposal of a partial hostage and prisoner release in exchange for a temporary truce, so long as it ultimately leads to their core demands: an end to the war and complete IDF withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.

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