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PM-Mossad Head Will Travel To Qatar On 22 March For Hostage Deal Talks

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The office of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed that Mossad head David Barnea will travel to Qatar on Friday22 March to meet with CIA director William Burns, Qatari PM Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, and Egypt’s intelligence head Abbas Kamel to continue negotiaitons on a potential hostage deal.

  • Followng Barnea's departure back to Israel on 19 March following the latest talks in Doha, Qatari officials said - as they have in the past - that they were 'cautiously optimistic', but that no deal was close yet.
  • US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is in the region holding talks with senior figures including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. He travels to Israel on 22 March for discussions with gov't officials as the US seeks to dissuade Israel from launching any ground offensive in the southern Gazan city of Rafah.

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