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Netanyahu dispatches top negotiators to Doha talks after meeting defense brass, Trump envoy
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) meets then-US president-elect Donald Trump's Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff, at his office in Jerusalem, January 11, 2025. (Prime Minister's Office Spokesperson)
After holding a situation assessment on hostage talks, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decides to send Mossad chief David Barnea, IDF hostage point man Maj. Gen. (res.) Nitzan Alon, and his political advisor Ophir Falk to Doha to join efforts to reach a deal with Hamas, according to the Prime Minister’s Office.
Netanyahu was joined at the meeting by Defense Minister Israel Katz, Israel’s security chiefs, and negotiators from the Biden and Trump administrations. He met with Trump’s incoming US Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff in Jerusalem earlier in the day.
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