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Saturday, March 8, 2025
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Saturday, March 8, 2025
PM’s office says negotiators will head to Doha Monday for Gaza ceasefire talks
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Protesters demand the return of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza outside the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, March 8, 2025. (Courtesy)
Israel will send a negotiating team to Qatar on Monday, says the Prime Minister’s Office.
“Israel agreed to the invitation of the mediators backed by the US, and will send a delegation to Doha on Monday in an attempt to make progress in the negotiations,” according to the PMO.
The development comes after Arabic media reports that Hamas has indicated it is willing to agree to a temporary extension of the Gaza ceasefire over Ramadan.
An Israeli official tells The Times of Israel that there is no particular progress in the talks that led to a decision and denies the reports that Hamas agreed to a Ramadan ceasefire extension.
