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Monday, May 20, 2024
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Monday, May 20, 2024
Israel considering sending team to hostage deal talks in Qatar
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Israelis attend a rally calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on May 18, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
Israel is considering sending representatives to talks on a hostage deal in Doha next week if they take place, an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel.
The move, which has not been approved, would come after IDF hostage envoy Nitzan Alon presented a plan to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the weekend that would offer Hamas a period of “sustained calm” in order to get more hostages out. That proposal was rejected by the premier.
