Channel 12 news cites senior Israeli officials as saying that talks in Doha to secure a hostage-ceasefire deal with Hamas over the next two days will be critical in understanding whether an agreement is possible.
The television channel quotes the high-level Israeli delegation currently in Qatar as saying, “It’s possible to reach a final agreement. The conditions for closing are optimal.”
Hamas sources claimed yesterday that a deal had been reached and was awaiting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s final approval.
Mossad chief David Barnea, who traveled to Doha to join the talks last night, is in regular contact with the prime minister over progress in the negotiations.
Shin Bet director Ron Bar, IDF hostage point man Maj. Gen. (res.) Nitzan Alon, and Netanyahu’s political adviser Ophir Falk also flew to Doha with Barnea last night.
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