One of Qatar’s lead negotiators Abdullah al-Sulaiti (right) works inside an operation room set up to coordinate the truce and release of hostages between Israel and Hamas, at the National Command Center in Doha, Qatar, on Nov. 26, 2023. (Credit: Imad Creidi/Reuters)
A team from Israel's Mossad
intelligence services was in Doha on Saturday for talks with
Qatari mediators for another pause in fighting in Gaza, a source
briefed on the visit said.
The Qatar-mediated talks focused on the potential release of new categories of Israeli hostages other than women and children and the parameters of a truce, which the source said differed to the truce agreement that collapsed on Friday.
Israel and Hamas have been considering new parameters for the release of hostages and the truce since before it collapsed.
The truce which began on Nov. 24 saw Hamas release Israeli women and children taken hostage on Oct. 7 in exchange for the release of Palestinians, including women, held in Israeli prisons.
Israel and Hamas have traded blame over the collapse of the truce, which lasted a week and was extended twice before mediators were unable to find a way for a third extension.
Israel accused Hamas of refusing to release all the women it held. A Palestinian official said the breakdown occurred over female Israeli soldiers.
intelligence services was in Doha on Saturday for talks with
Qatari mediators for another pause in fighting in Gaza, a source
briefed on the visit said.
The Qatar-mediated talks focused on the potential release of
new categories of Israeli hostages other than women and children
and the parameters of a truce, which the source said...