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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar in a sign of progress in talks on the war in Gaza

Netanyahu's "fear of Trump is greater than his fear of his extreme right-wing coalition partners," Israeli expert told Newsweek.

Hamas and Israel have reached a ceasefire and hostage release deal following more than 15 months of bloodshed in Gaza. Here’s what we know so far: US President Joe Biden has confirmed it will be a three-phase deal,

Waiting for news this week of whether a ceasefire deal between Hamas and the Israeli government must have been agonising for the people of Gaza and for the families of hostages taken in the attack of October 7. All week the talk was that a deal was in the very final stages of negotiation. It would be soon, we were told.

Qatar and the United States announced Wednesday the ceasefire and hostage-release deal between Israel and Hamas. However, Israel PM Netanyahu a said the ceasefire agreement with Hamas is still not complete.

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

Israel and Hamas have been holding indirect talks for more than a year aimed at ending the war in Gaza and returning the hostages to Israel.

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

The Israel Defense Forces continues its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza, particularly in the north of the strip. A latest round of peace talks to end the 15-month-old war has resumed in Qatar,

In a sign of progress, the presence of the Mossad chief means high-level Israeli officials who would need to sign off on any agreement are now involved in the ceasefire negotiations.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar, his office said ...