From Government hostage pointman Gal Hirsch heads delegation to Cairo for talks
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Gal Hirsch, coordinator for the Hostages and the Missing in the Prime Minister's Office, attends a National Security Committee meeting at the Knesset on November 3, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
Government hostage pointman Brig. Gen. (res.) Gal Hirsch flew to Cairo this morning with IDF, Shin Bet and Mossad officials to meet with senior officials from the mediating countries, says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.
The mediators generally include Egypt, Qatar and the US, though Turkey — a leading rival of Israel in the region — has become a central mediator as well this year.
The PMO says the talks “focused on the efforts and the specific operational details aimed at securing the return” of police Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, the final slain hostage held in Gaza.
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