Israel's Mossad chief expected to meet Qatari PM to resume negotiations
Baku, December 16, AZERTAC
Director of Israeli intelligence agency Mossad David Barnea is expected to meet Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Europe this weekend, Arab news reported citing to platform Axios.
The officials would discuss resuming negotiations for a deal to secure the release of the remaining hostages, Axios said.
According to Axois, Israel's return to the table suggests it is ready to try to explore a new hostage deal.
The previous deal was derailed two weeks ago after Hamas refused to release the remaining women it is holding hostage.
Hamas blamed Israel for the collapse and said the women Israel proposed to be released were IDF soldiers.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stopped Mossad chief Barnea from traveling to Qatar for that reason earlier this week.
However, Axios reports that Netanyahu has since changed his mind and has agreed to dispatch.
On Friday Israel said its troops had killed three Gaza hostages after mistaking them for a threat, with the armed forces expressing "deep remorse" over a "tragic incident" that sparked protests in Tel Aviv.
The Israeli military said Yotam Haim, Alon Shamriz and Samer El-Talalqa were shot during operations in a neighborhood of Gaza City.
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