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War cabinet set to meet on potential hostage, truce deal

By AFP and ToI Staff 26 May 2024, 1:14 pm
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Protesters call for the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, outside the Defense Ministry Headquarters in Tel Aviv, May 25, 2024. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
Protesters call for the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, outside the Defense Ministry Headquarters in Tel Aviv, May 25, 2024. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)

An Israeli senior official says the war cabinet is expected to meet this evening to discuss a hostage release deal as diplomatic efforts toward a Gaza truce have resumed.

“The war cabinet is expected to meet in Jerusalem tonight at 21:00 (1800 GMT) to discuss a hostage release deal,” the official tells AFP on condition of anonymity.

The scheduled meeting comes after reports Saturday said mediators and Israel had agreed to restart negotiations, for the first time since they collapsed last month.

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