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.

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

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.

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's adviser Ophir Falk as well as White House Middle East envoy Brett McGurk and the upcoming Donald Trump administrations Middle East envoy pick Steve Witkoff w

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 ...

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

Netanyahu's office said on Saturday that the delegation includes Mossad Head David Barnea, the head of the Shin Bet domestic security ... Cairo and Andrew Mills in Doha; editing by Giles Elgood)

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.

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.

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 ...

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.