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Israel’s negotiating team will head to Cairo tomorrow or Monday – report
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Israel’s negotiating team will head to Cairo tomorrow or Monday, Channel 12 reports.
It will be led by Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, government hostage point man Gal Hirsch, IDF hostage point man Nitzan Alon, the Shin Bet’s deputy director, and Mossad and defense officials.
The goal is to finalize a deal this week.
The first stage will be to agree on the mechanism for the hostage releases, according to the report. The 72 hours to release all the living hostages will begin once that is agreed upon.
Israel estimates that returning the bodies of hostages will take more time, Channel 12 reports.
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