Doha. The head of Israel’s spy agency headed up Israel’s negotiation team throughout the negotiation process. Working alongside the head of Israel’s Shin Bet security agency and top political and military advisers to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...

The first stage of the deal would see 33 hostages set free, including children and women. Read more at straitstimes.com.

DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters ... Israel is represented by David Barnea, director of spy service Mossad, and Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet internal security agency. “The deal … would free the hostages, halt the fighting, provide security to Israel ...

It comes after U.S. President Joe Biden indicated a ceasefire and hostage release deal was imminent, and U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said officials are 'on the cusp' of closing a ceasefire deal.

US President-elect Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, outgoing Biden administration envoy Brett McGurk and Israel's Mossad chief David Barnea and Shin Bet head Ronen Bar were expected to attend.

The United States, Egypt and Qatar have mediated the long-running efforts to halt the fighting in the ravaged territory.

The official said the text for a ceasefire and release of hostages was presented by Qatarto both sides at talks in Doha, which included the chiefs of Israel’s Mossad and Shin Bet spy agencies and Qatar’s prime minister. The official said Steve Witkoff ...

After weeks of diplomacy, a draft ceasefire has been handed to Israel and Hamas with provisions for hostage release. Talks continue for finalization.

Negotiators will meet in Doha on Tuesday seeking to finalise details of a plan to end the war in Gaza, after U.S. President Joe Biden said

A round of Gaza ceasefire talks will be held in Doha on Tuesday morning to finalise remaining details related to the deal, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters on Monday.

DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters ... and Ronen Bar, director of the Shin Bet internal security agency. "The deal ... would free the hostages, halt the fighting, provide security to Israel and ...

Hamas commander Rafa Salama and around a 100 Palestinian civilians were killed by an MK-84 bomb in Rafah's Al-Mawasi on July 13, 2024