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Israeli negotiation team led by Mossad chief en route to Cairo for hostage-ceasefire talks – official
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
The Israeli negotiating team has departed for Cairo for talks on a hostage deal, an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel.
The team is headed by Mossad chief David Barnea, and includes Maj. Gen. Eliezer Toledano, head of the IDF General Staff Strategy and Third-Circle Directorate.
CIA chief William Burns will be leading the US team, CNN reports.