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Israeli official: ‘No real progress’ in hostage negotiations with Hamas

By Lazar Berman

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22 March 2024, 4:31 pm 3 Edit

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Activists block a highway as they demand the release of the hostages held by Hamas hostages in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, March 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

As Mossad chief David Barnea heads to Doha for hostage talks with top officials from the US, Egypt and Qatar, an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel that “there has been no real progress” in negotiations with Hamas.

“The Americans are dressing it up as progress,” says the source. “The pressure to move forward is coming from them.”