Israeli team to travel to Qatar on Thursday for Gaza cease-fire talks
ISTANBUL (AA) – An Israeli negotiating team will leave for Qatar on Thursday to continue talks on a Gaza cease-fire and prisoner swap deal with Palestinian factions, according to the Israeli media.
A statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he held “in-depth discussions” Sunday on efforts to reach a prisoner swap deal with the Palestinian resistance group Hamas.
The discussions came hours before Netanyahu travelled for Washington early Monday for talks with US officials, including President Joe Biden.
According to The Times of Israel newspaper, Netanyahu decided to allow Tel Aviv’s negotiating team to travel to Qatar on Thursday to continue the prisoner swap talks.
Israel’s Mossad Chief David Barnea will lead the negotiating team, the state-run public broadcaster KAN reported.
Egypt, Qatar and the US have been trying for months to secure a cease-fire and the release of 120 remaining hostages in Gaza.
Since October 2023, Israel has killed nearly 39,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, while over 89,700 have been injured, according to local health authorities.
After over nine months into the Israeli onslaught, vast tracts of Gaza lie in ruins amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water and medicine.
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