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Netanyahu okays sending a delegation to renew hostage talks in Qatar

By Lazar Berman 2 January 2025, 8:24 pm
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Families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists, and others calling for the release of the hostages light candles in memory of the Israeli soldiers killed throughout the war, on the eighth night of Hanukkah, in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv., January 1, 2025. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
Families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists, and others calling for the release of the hostages light candles in memory of the Israeli soldiers killed throughout the war, on the eighth night of Hanukkah, in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv., January 1, 2025. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu okays sending a new Israeli delegation to hostage talks in Qatar.

“Netanyahu authorized a working level delegation from the Mossad, Shin Bet and IDF to continue with negotiations in Doha,” according to a statement from Netanyahu’s office.

Israeli officials have expressed pessimism in recent days that talks were stuck amid a refusal by Hamas to issue a list of names of live hostages it could release.

The Israeli delegation will reportedly depart tomorrow.

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