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The Israeli negotiating delegation arrived in the Qatari capital, Doha, on Tuesday – according to Israeli media – to resume negotiations on the ceasefire in Gaza and the exchange of prisoners, while the American envoy Steve Witakouf stated that there are several options on a possible deal.
The Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper said that the delegation that arrived in Doha includes the deputy director of the Internal Security Agency (the Shin Bet), the Prisoners’ Affairs Envoy, Gal Hirsch, the Prime Minister of Foreign Affairs Over Falk, and representatives of foreign intelligence (Mossad) and army intelligence.
The same newspaper quoted the American envoy as saying – during his visit to the sit -in square in Tel Aviv today – that there are several options on the deal and all will be discussed simultaneously.
Wittakov said that his travel to Doha means that he is confident of progress in the negotiations, stressing that everyone wants to see a diplomatic solution, as he put it.
Meanwhile, the 14th Israeli channel quoted a source as saying that the Israeli negotiating team “obtained a mandate to manage the negotiations according to a direction of Wittouf.”
The same source stated that the Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs, Ron Dermer, will manage the negotiation remotely.
Capint meeting
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hold security consultations this evening, according to Israeli media.
The 14th Israeli channel said that the cabinet for security and political affairs (cabinet) will meet “to discuss a Wittouf plan to release 10 hostages.”
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), yesterday, Monday, released the Israeli Israeli prisoner Alexan Alexander after contacts with the American administration.
Hamas said that this step came after “important contacts in which Hamas expressed positive and high flexibility”, confirming its willingness “to start immediately in negotiations to reach a comprehensive agreement for a sustainable cease -fire, the withdrawal of the occupation army, ending the siege, exchange of prisoners, and the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.”
Prisoner’s families delegation
In the midst of awaiting the arrival of the American envoy to the Qatari capital, a delegation of Israeli prisoners’ families also went to Doha to meet with the Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani and US President Donald Trump, who is currently visiting the region.
Reuters quoted US officials that they had informed the families of the prisoners that they were seeing a better opportunity to reach an agreement after the release of the Israeli soldier of American nationality Alexander Alexander.
The American envoy for Prisoners Affairs, Adam Bouleer, had visited the sit -in square in Tel Aviv and met the Prisoners’ Families Authority, and said that there is a better opportunity now to release the remaining Israeli prisoners in Gaza.
Source : Tel Aviv Tribune + Agencies + Israeli press