Mossad chief David Barnea returned to Israel this morning after holding a meeting with newly appointed Egyptian intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Hassan Mahmoud Rashad, the Ynet news site reports.
It was reportedly the first meeting between the two since Rashad replaced Abbas Kamel earlier this month.
According to the report, Barnea and Rashad held a lengthy discussion on a potential hostage-ceasefire deal amid the war in Gaza, as well as on increased counter-terror cooperation.
Earlier this week, Rashad reportedly met with Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar.
Barnea will travel to Doha on Sunday to try to restart discussions on a deal to release the hostages held in Gaza and halt the war between Israel and Palestinian terror group Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement Thursday evening.
The talks will come amid an attempted revival of negotiations after the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in
