Mossad chief David Barnea is expected to fly to Qatar tomorrow to take part in hostage talks, an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel.
The news comes as a Palestinian source tells Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that today is a “decisive day” for hostage talks in Doha.
The sides were able to bridge remaining gaps, the anonymous source tells the Qatari outlet, and are now waiting for a decision from Israel after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a security consultation with top ministers at 5 p.m.
An Israeli official calls the report “nonsense.”
“There has been slow progress,” the official tells The Times of Israel.
The focus of the meeting tonight is Lebanon, not the hostages.
Three Israeli sources also tell the Kan public broadcaster that the Al-Araby report is not accurate. There has been some progress over the weekend, but no breakthrough, says Kan.
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