Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani is expected to meet David Barnea, the head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, in Oslo
Israeli and Qatari officials are expected to meet today in Norway in an effort to revive talks on the release of hostages held in Gaza in exchange for a ceasefire and the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli prisons, the Wall Street Journal reported today. .
Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani is expected to meet David Barnea, the head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, in Oslo, according to the newspaper report, which cited people familiar with the matter.
Barnea is also likely to meet with Egyptian officials, the WSJ reported.
Significant obstacles are blocking a resumption of negotiations over a new hostage deal including disagreements over possible terms within Hamas, the report continued, citing people with knowledge of the talks.
During a week-long truce in late November, Hamas released more than 100 women, children and foreigners it held in Gaza in exchange for the release of 240 women and teenagers.
Source :Skai
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