Israel sent a delegation to Cairo this morning for discussions with mediators aimed at securing the return of the final deceased hostage held in Gaza, Ran Gvili, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announces in a statement.
The delegation, led by government hostage point man Gal Hirsch and including IDF, Shin Bet, and Mossad representatives, held talks to secure “the immediate return of the last abducted hostage,” the statement reads.
“At the conclusion of the meeting, it was agreed to concentrate an intensive and immediate effort that will lead to the full completion of the hostage-and-missing-persons mission,” the statement concludes.
The statement does not say whether the delegation has concluded its visit or remains in Cairo.
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