United States said they’ll meet Israeli negotiators to restart Gaza cease-fire and hostage release talks Israel’s government says it will be sending the head of its Mossad spy agency to Qatar on Sunday to partake in a new round of in-person talks about a potential cease-fire and the release of hostages held by Hamas.
The Israeli prime minister’s office said Thursday that its spy chief, David Barnea, would leave Sunday for talks in Doha, the capital of Qatar, with the head of the CIA, Bill Burns, and the prime minister of Qatar.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said earlier Thursday that he expected the revival of cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas “in the coming days.” Hamas has not publicly confirmed whether it will be sending a delegation to Doha. Many of the militant leaders are based in the Gulf Arab emirate.
Washington and Qatar have been key mediators in the long-stalled negotiations. Neither Hamas nor Israel have shown any sign of softening their demands since negotiations sputtered to a halt over the summer.
