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Sunday, July 28, 2024
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Sunday, July 28, 2024
Mossad chief returns from meeting mediators in Rome, with hostage talks to continue
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Mossad chief David Barnea at a Memorial Day ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, May 12, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
Talks regarding a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal will continue “in the coming days,” the Prime Minister’s Office says, after Mossad chief David Barnea returns from Rome.
Barnea met in Rome with CIA chief William Burns, Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel, and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani.
The four negotiators discussed Israel’s updated demands that it gave to the mediators over the weekend, according to the PMO, which oversees the Mossad.
