Israel is weighing whether to send negotiators to Doha this week for meetings on the possibility of a comprehensive Gaza deal, to include the release of all hostages, an end to the war, a full IDF withdrawal from the Strip, and arrangements for Gaza’s post-war governance, Channel 12 says, citing two sources aware of the matter.
Meanwhile, senior Hamas officials are meeting with top Egyptian intelligence officials to discuss a comprehensive deal, the network says, following other similar reports over the last two days.
According to Channel 12, the US, Egypt, Qatar and Turkey are invested in achieving a comprehensive deal, amid an international scramble to prevent Israel from carrying out its recently announced plan to take over Gaza City.
The meetings come after US special envoy Steve Witkoff met over the weekend with the Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani in Ibiza, and they reportedly discussed the possibility of a comprehensive deal, including the release of all remaining 50 hostages in one go.
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