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Netanyahu to hold assessment on hostage talks amid reports of progress in recent days
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hold an assessment on the hostage talks after authorizing a delegation to head to negotiations in Qatar, Hebrew media report.
The team will leave tomorrow, Channel 12 reports.
An unnamed official tells Channel 12 that the decision came after there was “progress in recent days.”
Earlier, Hamas also expressed optimism that a deal could be reached.
However, the report comes after several days of Israeli officials saying that talks were deadlocked.
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