An Israeli delegation composed of representatives from Mossad, Shin Bet and the Israeli coordinator for hostage affairs, Gal Hirsch, landed this Sunday in Doha to address “technical issues” with the mediators on the first phase of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

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Una declaración de la oficina de Netanyahu confirmó que, tras un nuevo intercambio de prisioneros israelíes en Gaza por prisioneros palestinos el sábado, ordenó el envío de una delegación a Qatar, y antes de regresar de los Estados Unidos el domingo, planea convocar una reunión del gabinete de seguridad sobre el asunto.

In further statements, Netanyahu said that “President Trump has fully agreed with me that we will do everything possible to get all the detainees back, but there will be no Hamas presence,” a the time he added that they “will do everything we can to recover all the detainees and ensure their safety, and these are instructions for the delegation to convey the message to the mediators.”

According to some press agencies, The Israeli negotiating team will meet with Qatari officials to discuss “the continuation of the first phase” of the ceasefire, as they would not be authorized to address the second phase of the agreement.

As agreed, the indirect talks with the mediators on the second phase of the agreement, in which Israeli male soldiers and men over 19 and under 50 will be released, should have begun 16 days after the entry into force of the agreement, That is, last 3 February.

According to Basem Naim, a member of the political bureau of Hamas, he confirmed that negotiations have not yet begun, which jeopardizes an agreement that has already allowed the release alive of 21 hostages in Gaza (16 Israelis and five Thais) in exchange for more than 700 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.

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