The decision to send the delegation is due to progress and new developments in the negotiation talks in Doha, an Israeli official told the Post.

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Today, a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas came into force. The group has already handed over the first three hostages to the Red Cross as part of the agreement, The Times of Israel reports.

A top level Israeli security delegation arrived in Qatar on Sunday for talks on a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, a spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, in a possible sign of so-far elusive agreements nearing.

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 ceasefire and hostage release deal he has championed was on 'the brink' of coming to fruition.

DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Negotiators are expected to meet in Qatar on Tuesday to finalise details of a plan to end the war in Gaza, after U.S. President Joe Biden indicated a ceasefire and hostage release deal was imminent.

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 ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a high-level meeting on Saturday evening to discuss the issue of Israeli hostages and missing persons

Israeli forces continued their offensive in Gaza on Saturday, killing dozens, including a paramedic and at least eight people sheltering in a school in northern Jabalia.

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

(AP pic) DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM ... Ronen Bar director of Israel’s Shin Bet internal security, Steve Witkoff, Trump’s incoming Middle East envoy; Brett McGurk, Biden’s outgoing Middle East ...