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Mossad chief visited Qatar over weekend to discuss hostage deal — reports
Mossad director David Barnea speaks at a conference at Reichman University, on September 10, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)
Mossad chief David Barnea paid a visit to Qatar over the weekend to take part in discussions about the potential for a deal to release hostages in Gaza, according to a number of Hebrew media reports.
The reports, which all cited unnamed Israeli officials — generally indicating a coordinated leak — say that Barnea visited after the IDF began its limited ground operation in Gaza.
Progress was reportedly made during the discussions, but no agreement was reached, the reports claimed.
