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Tuesday, May 20, 2025
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Tuesday, May 20, 2025
PM said to order Israeli hostage negotiators remain in Doha despite impasse
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered Israel’s negotiation team to remain in Doha for at least another day, despite the impasse in hostage talks, Hebrew media reports.
“We’re staying in order not to offend the United States. It won’t look good if Israel leaves Doha before Hamas,” an Israeli official tells the Kan public broadcaster.
Channel 13 cites an unnamed official who says Netanyahu made the decision in order to try and demonstrate that Israel is not the obstacle in the talks.
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