Netanyahu says Israel will send delegation for hostage deal talks on Thursday
The statement said Netanyahu held a meeting on Sunday with the delegation and senior members of Israel's defence establishment.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a delegation charged with negotiating a hostage deal with Hamas to be dispatched on Thursday, Netanyahu's office said in a statement on Sunday.
The statement said Netanyahu held a meeting on Sunday with the delegation and senior members of Israel's defence establishment.
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The statement did not specify the delegation's destination.
However, The Times Israel says that The Kan public broadcaster reported that the delegation, headed by Israel’s lead negotiator, Mossad chief David Barnea, will head to Doha, Qatar, where previous talks have been held.
Until now, a ceasefire effort led by Qatar and Egypt and backed by the United States has failed to produce any deal, with both sides in the more than nine-month-old Gaza conflict blaming each other for the impasse.
Netanyahu is expected to fly to Washington tomorrow, where he will meet with the President of the United States, Joe Biden.
He will also address a joint session of Congress later on.
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