Israeli envoys took part in talks in Cairo yesterday, Thursday 22/8, while hopes are dwindling that a cease-fire agreement will be concluded in the Gaza Strip that will lead to the release of hostages and as the war in the Palestinian enclave, in its 322nd day, continues to rage The talks were held a week after those in Doha between the mediators (Qatar, Egypt, USA) and the heads of Mossad (espionage) and Shin Bet (counterintelligence), respectively David Barnea and Ronen Barr. Messrs. Barnea and Barr are in Cairo, where they are “negotiating to make progress on a deal for the hostages,” Omer Dostri, a spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said last night. He did not specify who else is involved in the talks. According to Israeli media, a US delegation is present. The hostages were kidnapped and taken to Gaza during Hamas’s unprecedented Oct. 7 raid on southern Israel, sparking war in the devastated and besieged small […]
Source: News Beast
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