(CNN) – An Israeli official told CNN on Friday that… An Israeli delegation is likely to head to the Qatari capital, Doha, early next week, to conduct further negotiations regarding the release of the hostages..
The official added that the Israeli War Council will meet, on Saturday evening, to discuss and formulate guidelines for the delegation. He continued that the reason the delegation headed to Doha is that a response was finally received from the Hamas movement, although it is “still extremist and ridiculous,” and he expected the negotiations to be “ “Very difficult.”
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that “Hamas continues to adhere to unrealistic demands,” but an Israeli delegation will be sent to Doha for further negotiations.
A second Israeli official who spoke to CNN said that his country will take a decision by the end of Saturday regarding the scope of the mandate granted to the negotiating team and will authorize the mediators to strengthen indirect negotiations with Hamas.
It is noteworthy that CNN reported, on Thursday, that “Hamas” sent a new response to the Egyptian and Qatari mediators in the ongoing contacts regarding the ceasefire and the release of the hostages in Gaza.
CNN reported earlier that the first phase of the deal was expected to include a ceasefire for humanitarian reasons for a period of 6 weeks, and the exchange of about 40 Israeli hostages, in exchange for a large number of Palestinians in Israeli prisons.
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